Portadown man, who damaged newspapers and a sign at a shop, is given a suspended jail sentence

John Gerard Duffy, aged 25, from Churchill Park, appeared before Craigavon Magistrates Court on Friday charged with two counts of criminal damage.

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No details of the case were revealed in court, however, Duffy had been accused of destroying newspapers and a sign belonging to Supervalu on the Garvaghy Road, Portadown on March 16 last year.

Duffy’s barrister Mr Conor Lunny said his client was before the court on a deferred sentence from January.

District Judge Francis Rafferty noted that the deferral stipulated that he completed his Community Service and engage with community assistance. “The addendum shows that’s exactly what he has done.”

District Judge Francis Rafferty sentenced Duffy to three months in prison for each charge both to run concurrently and both suspended for 18 months.