Assault case '˜motivated by hostility' - court told

A CULLYBACKEY man has pleaded guilty to a crime which prosecutors say was 'motivated by hostility'.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Mar 2017, 13:28 BST
Updated 24th Mar 2017, 11:09 BST

Kurt Graham (19), of Spence Crescent, has admitted five charges relating to an incident on October 22 last year.

He is charged with assaulting a male thereby occasioning him actual bodily harm; assaulting another person; assault on a police officer; being disorderly at Braidwater Retail Park and possession of cannabis.

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The defendant appeared at Ballymena Magistrates Court on Thursday but full details have yet to be outlined.

Defence solicitor Connel Trainor said it was a “serious case”.

District Judge Peter King asked a prosecutor if they were suggesting the case was motivated by hostility and the reply was: “Yes, it is”.

The case has been adjourned until April for the preparation of a pre-sentence report.