BELFAST: A woman whose dog was found without food in poor conditions after she was remanded in custody over the theft of a family car was ordered to pay £1,000 towards council costs, and a judge signed a disposal order for the Chihuahua, which had required surgery, noting it had been kept in appalling conditions.

BELFAST: A 45-year-old Co Armagh man, Caolan Woods of Keady, has been sent for Crown Court trial on seven charges of paying for sexual services allegedly committed between January 2022 and August 2024, and was freed on £500 bail.

CRAIGAVON: A 63-year-old man accused of murdering three Royal Ulster Constabulary officers in an explosion near Lurgan in 1982 had his case adjourned at Craigavon Magistrates Court to 17 April, with defence counsel noting further disclosure had been received.

CRAIGAVON: A man charged with assaulting two police officers and being disorderly at Craigavon Hospital allegedly ripped a cannula from his arm, spraying blood into the officers' eyes and mouths and requiring them to receive medical treatment.

PORTADOWN: A Portadown man was banned from keeping animals following a dog welfare case.

STRABANE: A 41-year-old Strabane man, Campbell Jackson, was sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted of stalking his ex-partner and tracking her to a women's refuge where she had fled to escape his abuse, and was also made subject to a three-year restraining order banning contact with the victim.