Suspended sentence for Derry woman for 'regrettable' hostel incident

A woman has appeared at Derry Magistrate's Court charged with attempted criminal damage.

Aoife O'Hagan (29) of Dacre Terrace in Derry was charged following an incident in a Waterside hostel where two residents were said to be fighting.

O'Hagan was said to be 'very angry', screaming and shouting while trying to kick in the other resident's door.

A defence solicitor said that O'Hagan's behavior was 'regrettable', adding that she has 'long standing issues'.

District Judge Ted Magill noted that O'Hagan had been sentenced to two years and eight months last December in Derry Crown Court, pointing out that she had 25 previous convictions, including eight for assaulting police and two for criminal damage.

Derry pair returned for trial over fraudulent evasion of custom duty and VAT

Kevin Doherty (50) of Elaghmore Park in Derry and Amy Roberts (39) of Fern Park in Derry appeared at a Preliminary Enquiry at the local Magistrate's Court

Derry man crashed into shop front while drunk and disqualified

Darrell Torrens (58) of Foyle Street in Derry admitted a series of offences including driving with excess alcohol and while disqualified on August 15

He sentenced her to one month in custody, suspended for twelve months.