ARDS: A 26-year-old man charged with causing grievous bodily injury by dangerous driving on Comber Road, Newtownards in October 2024 appeared via video link from Maghaberry Prison and had his case sent to Downpatrick Crown Court for arraignment on 18 June.

BALLYMENA: A 37-year-old man admitted behaving in a threatening and abusive manner after taking images from a website and falsely claiming they depicted a woman he knew, threatening to share them online if she did not stay silent.

BALLYMENA: Two healthcare workers, Emmanuel Nwoke (31) and Peter Alex (32), denied wilfully neglecting a male mental health patient at Braefield Court on 27 April 2024, with both entering not guilty pleas at Ballymena Magistrates Court - the case was adjourned to 26 May to fix a contested hearing date.

BELFAST: A man with 312 criminal convictions was refused compassionate bail by the High Court to attend his daughter's First Communion after police presented three separate intelligence items warning of planned attacks against him by dissident republicans, including threats from the INLA following a fall-out.

CRAIGAVON: A man with a Lurgan address who shoplifted a bottle of Buckfast received a suspended jail term, with his defence barrister suggesting alcohol had been a factor in his behaviour.