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A man has been returned for trial to Derry Crown Court on a series of assault occasioning actual bodily harm charges.
Gérard Terence Given (32) of Circular Road in Derry appeared at a preliminary enquiry at the local Magistrate's Court today.
He was charged with assaulting a female occasioning her actual bodily harm on June 4 2022.
He was also charged with assaulting the same female again occasioning actual bodily harm on June 3 2022.
Given was also charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on the woman on June 4 as well as possessing an offensive weapon namely a mobile phone on the same date.
Finally, Given was charged with the theft of a mobile phone on June 4.
It was accepted there was a case to answer and there were no contrary submissions.
Given said that he did not want to call any witnesses or make any statement at this stage.
He was returned for trial to Derry Crown Court on April 20 and remanded in custody.
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