22/11/2006
Attempted murder charge in Haddock case is dropped
The man accused of the attempted murder of former UVF leader Mark Haddock has today walked free from a Belfast court after the charges against him were dropped.
Ronald Bowe, 29, from Mount Vernon Gardens, north Belfast had been in police custody since June this year after Mr Haddock was shot six times during an attack in the Mossley area of the Doagh Road on Tuesday May 13 2006.
At the time of the shooting, Mr Haddock was on bail facing a charge of attempted murder of nightclub doorman Trevor Gowdy in Monkstown in December 2002.
Earlier this week, Mr Haddock was given a 10-year-jail term for plotting the attack against the bouncer.
Mr Bowes' co-accused Darren Moore, 36, also from the Mount Vernon area was remanded in custody for one week, howeverhe is expected to apply for bail at the High Court.
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Ronald Bowe, 29, from Mount Vernon Gardens, north Belfast had been in police custody since June this year after Mr Haddock was shot six times during an attack in the Mossley area of the Doagh Road on Tuesday May 13 2006.
At the time of the shooting, Mr Haddock was on bail facing a charge of attempted murder of nightclub doorman Trevor Gowdy in Monkstown in December 2002.
Earlier this week, Mr Haddock was given a 10-year-jail term for plotting the attack against the bouncer.
Mr Bowes' co-accused Darren Moore, 36, also from the Mount Vernon area was remanded in custody for one week, howeverhe is expected to apply for bail at the High Court.
(EF)
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Belfast man remanded over loyalist shooting
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Judge revokes shot loyalist's bail
A leading loyalist, who was shot six times last month, has been ordered to return to prison after he is released from hospital. The judge at Belfast's Crown Court, today revoked Mark Haddock's bail, saying that when he was shot, he had made a "deliberate, significant and, flagrant breach of his bail conditions.
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A leading loyalist, who was shot six times last month, has been ordered to return to prison after he is released from hospital. The judge at Belfast's Crown Court, today revoked Mark Haddock's bail, saying that when he was shot, he had made a "deliberate, significant and, flagrant breach of his bail conditions.
22 February 2012
Nine Acquitted Of Tommy English Murder
Nine men accused of murdering UDA leader Tommy English have been aquittted. This includes the alleged former UVF leader in North Belfast, Mark Haddock. Verdicts have been delivered today in what is being hailed as one of the longest and most expensive trials in Northern Ireland’s legal history.
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