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'A horrific death' - Derry man jailed for 18 years for setting wife on fire

A man has been sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison for murdering his wife by setting her alight in a car after throwing petrol over her. Thomas Rainey, 61, of Quarry Road in Knockloughrim, Co Derry, had pleaded guilty to the murder of his ...

05 Jul 2023 at 15:04

Crime & Court

Donegal man jailed at Derry Crown Court for raping friend while she slept

A Donegal man has been jailed at Derry Crown Court on a charge of raping a friend who was staying in his house when she was asleep. Stephen McElhinney, 26, of Carrowreagh, Bridgend in County Donegal admitted one charge of rape that occurred on ...

03 May 2024 at 16:41

Crime & Court

Donegal woman pleads not guilty plea to charges linked to alleged £1m fraud

A Donegal live-in care worker who was once lauded for her cross-community charity work in Derry is to go on trial before Derry city's Crown Court after she pleaded not guilty to a total of 25 charges linked to an alleged £1,000,000 fraud ...

06 Jun 2024 at 10:22

National News

Northern Ireland prosecuting authority received 600 rape files over past year

The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) in Northern Ireland received 600 files for suspected rape offences in the past year. The PPS has published a statistical bulletin of cases which revealed that in the 2021/22 financial year the ...

01 Dec 2022 at 14:51

Local News

Donegal man returned for trial on series of charges of ill treatment of patients at a nursing home

A Donegal man has been returned for trial to Derry Crown Court on a series of charges relating to the ill treatment or neglect of patients at a local nursing home. Shaun Lynch (53) of Ballybegleg, Newtowncunningham appeared at a ...

27 Mar 2023 at 09:57

National News

Shot by ex-soldier which killed man during Troubles was accidental, UK court hears

An ex-soldier who shot and killed a man in Northern Ireland during the Troubles insisted in police interviews he accidentally fired, a court was told. David Jonathan Holden, 52, is on trial at Belfast Crown Court accused of the ...

08 Apr 2022 at 15:48

Pictures & Videos

WATCH: Donegal based father who murdered his wife is jailed for a minimum of 20 years

Donegal based father Stephen McKinney has been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison for the murder of his wife Lu Na McKinney. The 44-year-old Strabane native had been living in Convoy. He was sentenced at Belfast ...

28 Dec 2021 at 13:31

Crime & Court

Donegal woman appears at Derry Crown Court on a series of fraud charges

A woman has been returned for trial to Derry Crown Court on a series of fraud charges. Wendy MacBean (60) of Railway Park, St Johnston, appeared at a preliminary enquiry at Derry Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. She was ...

25 Apr 2024 at 13:23

Local News

Probation at Derry court for Donegal man found with indecent child images

A Newtowncunningham man has been given probation at Derry Crown Court after he admitted possessing indecent images of a child. Adam Curran, 24, of Blanket Nook, Newtowncunningham admitted possessing 25 indecent images ...

15 Mar 2024 at 15:35

Premier League

Former Manchester United footballer to face a re-trial over domestic violence charges

Former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs will face a re-trial over allegations of domestic violence. A judge set a new trial date of July 31 next year at a short hearing on Wednesday at Manchester Crown Court. ...

07 Sept 2022 at 11:36

National News

Judge rules material from Troubles documentaries be handed to PSNI for terror probe

The BBC is to hand over broadcasted and unbroadcasted material from a documentary series about Northern Ireland’s Troubles to the police as part of investigations into terrorist activity, a judge has said. An order ...

07 Apr 2022 at 17:45

Premier League

Former Manchester United defender unaware of ‘fixated’ fan’s ‘monkey gesture’, court told

Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand has told a trial jury he was unaware of being targeted by racist abuse including a monkey gesture by a “fixated” football fan during a Premier League ...

08 Aug 2022 at 18:06

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