BELFAST: A 35-year-old man was refused bail after being charged with attempted murder and multiple counts of domestic abuse, including non-fatal strangulation and assault over a six-month period.

LISBURN: A 50-year-old man admitted possessing a knife and behaving in a threatening manner in the city centre, with the case adjourned for a pre-sentence report.

LISBURN: A man who assaulted two strangers and damaged a train station ticket machine while intoxicated was sentenced to nine months in prison.

BELFAST: A 37-year-old man pleaded not guilty to the Boxing Day murder of Mark Dorian, with the trial scheduled for April next year.

ARDS: Two people accused of beating a man to death in his own home on Boxing Day are to stand trial next year, with one pleading not guilty on Friday.