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Man faces attempted murder charge | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
A Belfast man has been remanded in custody on a charge of attempted murder after a police officer was hit by a stolen car in Newry. | |
Michael Ferguson, 27, of Cliftonville Avenue, was also charged with burglary, aggravated car theft, criminal damage and other driving offences. | |
Malachy Goodman, 25, of Ballymurphy Parade, was accused of burglary, car theft and criminal damage. | |
The pair will appear in court again via videolink on 13 May. | |
Newry Magistrates Court was told the Subaru Impreza car failed to stop after hitting a police car at Toll House Park in the city on Wednesday morning. | |
The two men were charged with more than 40 offences, including the thefts of several cars in the Newry area and in Newtownabbey. | |
The court heard Mr Ferguson was charged with attempted murder because a police constable had been badly injured and needed hospital treatment. He has since been discharged. | |
A detective constable told the court he could connect the two men to the charges. |
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