Man appears in Newry court in relation to 30 child cruelty charges
Defendant faces litany of offences which are understood to have been committed against two different child complainants on dates ranging from 2010 to 2023
THE preliminary enquiry has taken place in the case of a man who appeared in Newry Magistrates court charged with no less than 30 counts of cruelty to children. The man, who we have chosen not to name, faces the litany of offences which are understood to have been committed against two different child complainants on dates ranging from 2010 to 2023 in addition to counts of non fatal strangulation or asphyxiation, a domestic abuse offence, a count of common assault and a single charge of perverting the course of justice.During the individual's appearance in the dock of Newry Magistrates the defendant spoke to confirm his date of birth whilst having the multitude of charges he faces read to him.
Prosecution in the case submitted that on the basis of the papers before the court their was a prima facie case to answer with Deputy District Judge Rice stating that there was "clearly a case to meet in each of the counts" Releasing the defendant on the sum of his own bail to the value of £500 subject to him having no contact with the injured parties in the case Deputy District Judge Rice ordered the defendant to return to the Newry court house wherein his Crown Court trial in the matter will be arranged.