02/08/2004

Man appears in court following sword attack

A Co Down man has been charged with attempting to murder two men at the weekend.

Mark McNulty, 22, of Canal Street in Newry, is accused of stabbing the two men with a sword, as well as threatening to kill a third man, during the alleged incident in Newry at around 10pm on Saturday.

Appearing before a court in Armagh today, Mr McNulty replied "no comment" when the charges were put to him. However, a detective constable told the court he believed he could connect the accused to the charges.

Mr McNulty was remanded in custody to appear via video-link at Newry Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

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