Derry man charged with 'furious cycling' has sentencing delayed

A man who was due to be sentenced in Derry Crown Court for furious cycling yesterday did not appear as he was in police custody on other charges the local Magistrate's Court heard today. 

Shane Coyle (26) of Kingsmere Gardens in Derry was charged with, on April 4 last year and April 13 this year, being involved in the supply of class A drugs.

He was also charged with, on August 17 this year, being in possession of criminal property.

Coyle was initially arrested on April 13 this year when police attended his address in relation to an assault charge.

While there, Coyle was allegedly seen to hide a number of items and a search found 10g of class A with a street value of £1000, as well as bags and scales.

He was also found to have hidden £300 cash in his shoe and police arrested him and seized his phone.

Coyle refused to give police the access code for his phone and was initially refused bail before finally being released on a number of conditions, including having no contact with his co-accused and not to be in possession of any Internet-enabled device.

He was arrested on May 15 and police seized another phone that, when examined, found 'overwhelming' evidence that he was involved in drug dealing in the city.

Most recently, he was arrested on August 17 and charged with being concerned in the supply of drugs after police found a smartphone hidden in a pillowcase.

He initially denied owning the phone but later gave police the passcode.

Police also found £1340 in cash and evidence of 'drug related criminality', including contact with his co-accused.

Coyle claimed that the drugs found were for personal use and gave no comment answers when questioned.

He was also on bail for domestic offences involving his former partner and her new boyfriend.

Police objected to bail as they say he is at clear risk of reoffending.

The court heard that in the furious cycling case tge woman victim had sustained serious injuries including 7 broken ribs, a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain and short term memory loss.

Defence Barrister Stephen Mooney said that Coyle was due to be sentenced for the charge of furious cycling in Derry Crown Court but was unable to attend as he had been arrested for the most recent drug related charges.

He said Coyle will appear in front of the Crown Court tomorrow. 

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Bail was denied and he will appear again on August 20 at Derry Crown Court.