10/05/2004
Teenager charged with attempted murder
A teenager has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a man in Co Antrim at the weekend.
Shaun Ferguson, 18, of no fixed address, was also charged with having a knife during the incident which occurred outside a Chinese takeaway in Portglenone in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was remanded in custody until 3 June, while the injured party has since been released from hospital.
Elsewhere, a 19-year-old man charged in connection with a stabbing in Larne on Sunday. The man, who was due to appear before Coleraine Magistrates Court on Monday, is charged with malicious wounding, possession of an offensive weapon, making a threat to kill and criminal damage. The charges relate to an incident in the Circular Road area of Larne at about 1am on Sunday.
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Shaun Ferguson, 18, of no fixed address, was also charged with having a knife during the incident which occurred outside a Chinese takeaway in Portglenone in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was remanded in custody until 3 June, while the injured party has since been released from hospital.
Elsewhere, a 19-year-old man charged in connection with a stabbing in Larne on Sunday. The man, who was due to appear before Coleraine Magistrates Court on Monday, is charged with malicious wounding, possession of an offensive weapon, making a threat to kill and criminal damage. The charges relate to an incident in the Circular Road area of Larne at about 1am on Sunday.
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