Man charged after Greenisland assault investigation due in court

A 37-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences following a police investigation into an incident in the Knocksallagh Park area of Greenisland on Thursday, 8 October. He is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 10 October.

Police investigating a reported assault in the Knocksallagh Park area of Greenisland have charged a 37-year-old man to court.

The charges follow an incident reported in the area on Thursday afternoon, 8 October.

Man charged with several offences

Police said the 37-year-old has been charged with offences including:

• Breach of a restraining order
• Criminal damage
• Theft
• Non-fatal strangulation or asphyxiation
• Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

He is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 10 October.

Belfast Magistrates’ Court operates from the Laganside Courts complex in Oxford Street. Department of Justice

Charges will be reviewed by prosecutors

As is normal procedure in Northern Ireland, the charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.

The PPS is responsible for reviewing charges and conducting prosecutions in Northern Ireland. Public Prosecution Service NI

Court proceedings are active

The charges detailed above are allegations. The case has not yet been determined by a court.

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