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A judge at Derry Crown Court has described as 'hopeless' a bail application for a man who was basically on the run in the Republic for a number of years.
Martin Maughan (29) of Bond's Hill in Derry is charged with wounding a man with intent to do grievous bodily harm on September 2 2015.
He is also charged with possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence on the same date.
At a bail application today a prosecutor said that the defendant was charged in 2015 but remained at large and in the end had to be extradited from the Republic to face trial.
She said that fear of flight was the main objection to Maughan being granted bail and added that the delay in bringing the case to trial was primarily due to the defendant being at large.
The barrister said that the defence claimed that police were aware Maughan was at home but didn't arrest him but the PSNI said that when they went to arrest the defendant he ran away.
The court heard that the case involved possessing a shotgun which was fired from a car in a car park after a family wedding.
A defence barrister said that his client had moved to Cork after being released on bail as his mother was ill.
He said that in hindsight his client accepted it was the wrong thing to do.
The barrister said that police were aware that Maughan was living at home but decided not to arrest him as he 'was keeping his head down.'
The court was told that there was 'a substantial cash surety' of £10,000 available to ensure Maughan turned up for his trial.
The defence barrister said his client would comply with any conditions and would surrender his passport if required.
Judge Neil Rafferty said the defendant had complied with bail conditions except the most important one of turning up for his trial.
He said as far as he was aware no passport was required to cross the land border with the Republic so surrendering his passport was immaterial.
The judge described the application as hopeless and refused it.
Maughan will face trial next month.
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