06/02/2013
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Woman Pleads Guilty To £77k Benefit fraud
A woman has pleaded guilty to benefit fraud totalling £77,000 at Londonderry Magistrates Court.
40-year-old Surina Vig from Waterfoot Park in the city has admitted to committing acts of benefit fraud between March 2007 and July 2010.
She was charged with six offences of fraudulently obtaining income support and housing benefits by failing to disclose that her partner was her landlord and father of her child.
She will be sentenced in March.
Man Shot In L'Derry
A 29-year-old man has been injured in a shooting in L’Derry.
The man was shot in the foot in Meenan Square in the Bogside at about 20:30 on Tuesday evening.
SDLP Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey has been speaking to the man’s family. He said the victim’s injuries were not life-threatening.
Man Arrested Following 'Hit-And-Run'
A man has been arrested following a 'hit-and-run' incident in which a woman was knocked down.
The elderly woman was seriously injured when she was hit by a car on the Shore Road in Whiteabbey at about 14:40 on Tuesday.
The driver failed to remain at the scene, but later the PSNI detained a 34-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving, causing grievous bodily injury, failing to stop and report a crash and driving with excess alcohol.
He was arrested in Whiteabbey village.
The elderly woman’s injuries are thought to be non-life threatening.
The man was questioned and later released on bail.
Arrest Follows Lisbellaw Gun Incident
A man has been charged with possession of a gun in Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh.
The charges against the 27-year-old include intent to cause fear or violence.
The incident happened at a property in Lisbellaw on Saturday, 2 February.
No-one was injured in the incident. The man was arrested by police in County Fermanagh on Sunday.
He is expected to appear before Enniskillen Magistrates Court on 25 February.
(IT/GK)
A woman has pleaded guilty to benefit fraud totalling £77,000 at Londonderry Magistrates Court.
40-year-old Surina Vig from Waterfoot Park in the city has admitted to committing acts of benefit fraud between March 2007 and July 2010.
She was charged with six offences of fraudulently obtaining income support and housing benefits by failing to disclose that her partner was her landlord and father of her child.
She will be sentenced in March.
Man Shot In L'Derry
A 29-year-old man has been injured in a shooting in L’Derry.
The man was shot in the foot in Meenan Square in the Bogside at about 20:30 on Tuesday evening.
SDLP Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey has been speaking to the man’s family. He said the victim’s injuries were not life-threatening.
Man Arrested Following 'Hit-And-Run'
A man has been arrested following a 'hit-and-run' incident in which a woman was knocked down.
The elderly woman was seriously injured when she was hit by a car on the Shore Road in Whiteabbey at about 14:40 on Tuesday.
The driver failed to remain at the scene, but later the PSNI detained a 34-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving, causing grievous bodily injury, failing to stop and report a crash and driving with excess alcohol.
He was arrested in Whiteabbey village.
The elderly woman’s injuries are thought to be non-life threatening.
The man was questioned and later released on bail.
Arrest Follows Lisbellaw Gun Incident
A man has been charged with possession of a gun in Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh.
The charges against the 27-year-old include intent to cause fear or violence.
The incident happened at a property in Lisbellaw on Saturday, 2 February.
No-one was injured in the incident. The man was arrested by police in County Fermanagh on Sunday.
He is expected to appear before Enniskillen Magistrates Court on 25 February.
(IT/GK)
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