22/11/2006
Attempted murder charge in Haddock case is dropped
The man accused of the attempted murder of former UVF leader Mark Haddock has today walked free from a Belfast court after the charges against him were dropped.
Ronald Bowe, 29, from Mount Vernon Gardens, north Belfast had been in police custody since June this year after Mr Haddock was shot six times during an attack in the Mossley area of the Doagh Road on Tuesday May 13 2006.
At the time of the shooting, Mr Haddock was on bail facing a charge of attempted murder of nightclub doorman Trevor Gowdy in Monkstown in December 2002.
Earlier this week, Mr Haddock was given a 10-year-jail term for plotting the attack against the bouncer.
Mr Bowes' co-accused Darren Moore, 36, also from the Mount Vernon area was remanded in custody for one week, howeverhe is expected to apply for bail at the High Court.
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Ronald Bowe, 29, from Mount Vernon Gardens, north Belfast had been in police custody since June this year after Mr Haddock was shot six times during an attack in the Mossley area of the Doagh Road on Tuesday May 13 2006.
At the time of the shooting, Mr Haddock was on bail facing a charge of attempted murder of nightclub doorman Trevor Gowdy in Monkstown in December 2002.
Earlier this week, Mr Haddock was given a 10-year-jail term for plotting the attack against the bouncer.
Mr Bowes' co-accused Darren Moore, 36, also from the Mount Vernon area was remanded in custody for one week, howeverhe is expected to apply for bail at the High Court.
(EF)
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Judge revokes shot loyalist's bail
A leading loyalist, who was shot six times last month, has been ordered to return to prison after he is released from hospital. The judge at Belfast's Crown Court, today revoked Mark Haddock's bail, saying that when he was shot, he had made a "deliberate, significant and, flagrant breach of his bail conditions.
Judge revokes shot loyalist's bail
A leading loyalist, who was shot six times last month, has been ordered to return to prison after he is released from hospital. The judge at Belfast's Crown Court, today revoked Mark Haddock's bail, saying that when he was shot, he had made a "deliberate, significant and, flagrant breach of his bail conditions.
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