Showing posts with label court. Show all posts
Showing posts with label court. Show all posts

Monday, August 1, 2011

Three in court on rioting charges

30 July 2011 Last updated at 16:08 GMT Rioting The three appeared over rioting in Ardoyne and east Belfast Three alleged rioters, including a 15-year-old boy, have been released on bail after appearing in court in Belfast.

Two of those who appeared on Saturday were accused of involvement in rioting in the Ardoyne area on 12 July.

The teenager was allegedly involved in trouble at the east Belfast interface.

Police have now arrested 27 people for involvement in the Ardoyne trouble. Officers came under attack from people throwing missiles following a contentious parade in the area.

The court heard that Joseph Rainey, 18, from Flax Street in Belfast admitted throwing missiles at police lines on two occasions in Ardoyne and had accepted that "his behaviour had been disgraceful".

District judge Amanda Henderson said she was only granting bail because of the accused's limited record and acceptance of guilt during interviews.

Ronan Kerr

Objecting to bail for the 15-year-old, who cannot be named because of his age, a detective constable revealed that when told to sign paperwork, he had replied: "Do you want me to sign this as Ronan Kerr?"

She also said that he had been involved in rioting at the same time last year and had also been questioned about other incidents in recent months.

The detective said the public had a right to be protected from the teen.

The judge said she would grant bail, but only because of his age and because an address in County Down had been put forward for the boy to go to live with his grandmother.

The teenager was ordered to be electronically tagged, observe a nightime curfew and not to wear a hoodie or baseball cap or other clothing that could conceal his identity.

The court also heard that Martin Brannigan, 25, from Monagh Drive in west Belfast had accepted getting a bus from his house to north Belfast to watch the riot.

However, he allegedly became involved and was identified on CCTV throwing masonry at police.

All three who appeared in court were also ordered to stay 500 metres away from any parade.


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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Man in court over police shooting

22 July 2011 Last updated at 12:41 GMT Police at the scene of the shooting The officer was shot in the arm while chasing suspects in south Croydon A man charged in connection with the suspected attempted murder of an unarmed police officer in London has no direct link to the shooting, a court in Belfast has been told.

Jason Anpomah, 20, was arrested in Belfast along with a 26-year-old man as part of the inquiry into the gun attack last Friday.

The policeman was shot in the arm as he chased three men in south Croydon.

Mr Anpomah denies assisting offenders and withholding information.

The receptionist, with an address at Dunluce Avenue, Belfast, was arrested on the Lisburn Road in south Belfast on Wednesday night.

A house was searched and a number of items were removed for examination.

The 26-year-old suspect was taken back to London for questioning about the alleged attempted murder.

Operation Trident

Mr Anpomah's lawyer, Dennis Boyd, told Belfast Magistrates Court on Friday that his client denied the allegations against him.

Mr Boyd told the court the charges were linked to a wider inquiry being run by Operation Trident, the Metropolitan Police Service unit set up to investigate gun crime among London's black community.

He added: "There is no suggestion that this man is linked to that attempted murder."

Mr Anpomah did not apply for bail.

He was remanded in custody for a week, to appear again via video-link.

Another two men, aged 21 and 22, have already been charged in connection with the incident.


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