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TWO people have been arrested following an aggravated burglary in Belfast, during which a man was stabbed and a woman was pushed down a flight of stairs. The incident happened in the Gardenmore Walk area in the west of the city in the early hours of this morning. A 48-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman have been detained on suspicion of related offences and are assisting … [Read more...] about Pair arrested after man stabbed during aggravated burglary

A MAN has been charged with murder following a fatal assault in Essex this week. Barry Mooney, 55, of Crowstone Road, Westcliff, has also been charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed or pointed article. He was due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Saturday. Officers were called to Hamlet Court Road in Westcliff shortly before 6pm on Thursday … [Read more...] about Man charged with murder following fatal assault

POLICE have appealed for information on whereabouts of a vulnerable man who is missing from Hartley in Sevenoaks, Kent. Michael MacCready, 82, left his home address at 6.20am on Saturday, July 20, 2024. He caught a train to London, where he is last believed to have been in the Tottenham area. Officers have released a doorbell camera image of Mr MacCready showing the black … [Read more...] about Appeal over vulnerable 82-year-old man missing from home

A MAN who bit and punched two police officers after they arrested him on suspicion of another assault has been jailed for 39 weeks. Anthony O'Brien, 40, attacked the officers in what police described as an 'unprovoked, violent' assault on March 9 this year. The incident happened as officers from Northamptonshire Police responded to a report of a disturbance in Chantelle Court, … [Read more...] about Man jailed after biting and punching officers in ‘unprovoked, violent’ assault

UNITS from Dublin Fire Brigade have attended a third fire in as many days at a site in Dublin that has been earmarked for asylum seekers. It comes following several protests and incidents of disorder this week at the former Crown Paints factory in Coolock. Meanwhile, Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has urged the government to engage with locals, saying they have been left … [Read more...] about Third fire in as many days at Dublin site earmarked for asylum seekers