Man charged with burglary from Derry's Altnagelvin Hospital

A man has appeared at Derry Magistrate's Court charged with burglary from Altnagelvin Hospital.

Keelan Murray (18) of no fixed abode was arrested on July 29 this year when hospital staff called the police after finding a swipe card had been stolen and a knife had been left behind.

The swipe card granted access to all doors of the hospital and the medical records room was found to have been accessed with it.

It was reported that a hand held scanner with a value of £5000 had been stolen and that every drawer had been opened and ransacked.

CCTV showed two suspects accessing the area and counting coins that had possibly been stolen.

Police identified one of the suspects and, upon going to his address, found Murray.

Murray told police that he was homeless and had been going to the hospital for somewhere to stay.

He answered no comment to all questions regarding the alleged offences.

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Defence solicitor Seamus Quigley said that Murray had been arrested based on a 'small amount of CCTV' that showed someone wearing the same clothes that he had been wearing when he was arrested.

He added that a previous bail application in July fell through as he did not have an address, something that he now has.

Bail was granted and he will appear again on November 13.