Derry man charged with witness intimidation remanded
Curtis Rodgers (28) of Duddy's Court in Derry was charged with one count of witness intimidation
A man has been remanded in custody at Derry Magistrates’ Court today charged with witness intimidation.
Curtis Rodgers (28) of Duddy's Court in Derry was charged with one count of witness intimidation on August 28 this year.
A breach of bail was also accepted as Rodgers was not supposed to have any contact with the alleged victim his former partner.
A police officer connected the accused to the charge and opposed bail. The officer told the court that Rodgers was currently on bail for a number of offences that were 'going through the system'.
The court heard that the woman claimed that on August 28 her former partner Rodgers from a six-month relationship contacted her to say he would kill himself if she did not drop the charges.
The police officer said that Rodgers had 67 previous convictions and was deemed as a violent perpetrator of domestic abuse and he said that police felt no conditions would be suitable.
Defence solicitor Paddy MacDermott said that it was an unusual type of witness intimidation in that the defendant was threatening to harm himself. He said that Rodgers could be excluded from the city if released on bail.
District Judge Conor Heaney said that Rodgers was not a suitable candidate for bail and remanded him in custody to appear again on September 17.