Kingsley Graham, aged 31, from Armagh Road appeared at Craigavon Magistrates Court charged with criminal damage and two counts of common assault. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Graham’s barrister Mr Conor Lunny, said his client was pleading guilty to the charges.
He asked that District Judge Michael Ranaghan take “a creative approach” to sentencing as his client had been in custody from the date of these offences and was unable to perfect bail until two weeks ago when he was taken in by nuns at a hostel in Armagh. Advertisement Advertisement “They are ceasing their operations in terms of taking bail applicants on June 30,” said Mr Lunny, adding that Graham is in breach of a one-month suspended jail sentence for common assault. The court heard that on Tuesday, April 30, police attended a domestic disturbance in Portadown.
When police arrived, the reporting parties revealed that Graham become aggressive after receiving a tax letter and confronted his mother, damaging several pottery items in the hall and pulling other items to the floor. Graham lifted a white pot and threw it in his mother and she feared it would hit her. The brother said Graham threw a plastic bottle at him.
When questioned the defedant made full admissions. Advertisement Advertisement District Judge Ranaghan said: “There are some aggravating factors, not least that it involved his mother.” Mr Lu.