BALLYMENA: A 33-year-old man from the Kells area, charged with attempting to have a sexual communication with a child in an alleged decoy incident, had his case adjourned to May 14. A defence lawyer has noted the defendant has a significant learning disability and raised the question of whether he was persuaded or pressured by the decoy.

CRAIGAVON: A man was convicted of animal welfare offences, with further details of the case not available.