A 30-year-old man has been sentenced after being found unconscious outside Fairhill shopping centre in Ballymena. Geoffrey Dunlop, of Lanntara in Ballymena, appeared at Ballymena Magistrates Court for sentencing on a charge of possession of a Class C controlled drug.

The court heard that Dunlop's identity could not initially be ascertained. Police subsequently found him in possession of diazepam without a prescription.

A defence solicitor told the court that the incident had been a significant wake-up call for the defendant. Dunlop was placed on Probation for one year.