08/02/2007

Man due in court charged with attempted murder

A 19-year-old man is due to appear at Downpatrick Magistrates Court later today charged with attempted murder.

He will also face charges of threatening to commit arson, as well as to endanger life.

A spokesperson for the PSNI said that the charges relate to an incident in the early hours of this morning in the Carrigard area of Dundrum, County Down.

(EF)


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