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01/04/2025
Man Charged Following Homophobic Assault In Armagh
A 41-year-old man has been charged with several offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, disorderly behaviour, and criminal damage aggravated by hostility, following an assault in Armagh over the weekend.
The charges relate to an attack on a man in the Culdee Crescent area of the city on Sunday night. Police are treating the incident as a homophobic hate crime.
The accused will appear at Newry Magistrates' Court today, Tuesday 1st April 2025, to face the charges.
As is standard procedure in Northern Ireland, the charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service (PPS).
The charges relate to an attack on a man in the Culdee Crescent area of the city on Sunday night. Police are treating the incident as a homophobic hate crime.
As is standard procedure in Northern Ireland, the charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service (PPS).
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
