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A 34-year-old man is due in court later charged with the attempted murder of Coleraine man Damian Fleming last month. A man has been remanded in custody charged with the attempted murder of Coleraine man Damian Fleming.
He is to appear at the County Londonderry town's magistrates court. A detective sergeant told Coleraine Magistrates Court that some witnesses confirmed Philip Kane, 34, of Brook Street in the town, had an alibi.
Mr Fleming was attacked a short distance form where his friend Kevin McDaid was beaten to death by a loyalist mob on Sunday 24 May. He added that a large number of other people did not corroborate the alibi.
He remains in a critical condition in hospital. Nine other men have been charged in connection with the attacks. Mr Fleming was attacked a short distance from where his friend Kevin McDaid was beaten to death by a loyalist mob on Sunday 24 May.
Trouble flared in the Heights area of Coleraine after Rangers won the Scottish Premier League over rivals Celtic. Mr Kane is due to appear in court from prison via video link on June 8.
Mr Fleming remains in a critical condition in hospital. Nine other men have been charged in connection with the attacks.
Trouble flared in Coleraine after Rangers won the Scottish Premier League over rivals Celtic.
Support for the two Glasgow football teams, known as the Old Firm, has traditionally divided along religious lines in Northern Ireland.Support for the two Glasgow football teams, known as the Old Firm, has traditionally divided along religious lines in Northern Ireland.
Most Rangers supporters are Protestants while Celtic fans are predominantly Catholic, and the rivalry between the teams has often been mirrored in sectarian clashes following big games. Most Rangers supporters are Protestants while Celtic fans are predominantly Catholic, and the rivalry between the teams has often been mirrored in sectarian violence following big games.
A 40-strong loyalist mob entered the mainly Catholic Heights estate in an apparent attempt to remove Irish tricolours and subsequently attacked Mr Fleming and Mr McDaid.
Mr McDaid's family have asked the Police Ombudsman to investigate police handling of the incident.