10/04/2017

Woman Remanded In Custody Over Attempted Murder

A woman has been remanded in custody charged with attempted murder after another female was hit with a hammer in Belfast.

The victim, aged in her 20s, sustained injuries to her face after being assaulted in the Enfield Parade area on Saturday, 08 April.

She was taken to hospital to be treated for her injuries.

The suspect was also charged with possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence.

She is to appear via video-link at Belfast Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, 12 April.

(CD/JP)

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