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| Judge makes publicans Asbo call | Judge makes publicans Asbo call |
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| A judge has said anti-social behaviour orders should be served on publicans who allow young people to get drunk. | A judge has said anti-social behaviour orders should be served on publicans who allow young people to get drunk. |
| He was speaking during a High Court bail hearing for Jonathan Armstrong, 18, from Coily Hill, Killyleagh, who is accused of attempted murder. | He was speaking during a High Court bail hearing for Jonathan Armstrong, 18, from Coily Hill, Killyleagh, who is accused of attempted murder. |
| A 17-year-old boy was left brain damaged by an alleged attack in east Belfast's Sydenham area earlier in May. | A 17-year-old boy was left brain damaged by an alleged attack in east Belfast's Sydenham area earlier in May. |
| Releasing Mr Armstrong on bail, Lord Justice Girvan said he must help police to identify where he had been drinking. | Releasing Mr Armstrong on bail, Lord Justice Girvan said he must help police to identify where he had been drinking. |
| The judge said: "I expect to hear within four weeks what steps have been taken in regard to obvious breaches of the licensing laws that allow young people to get into this state of drunkenness," said the judge. | The judge said: "I expect to hear within four weeks what steps have been taken in regard to obvious breaches of the licensing laws that allow young people to get into this state of drunkenness," said the judge. |
| "The licensing laws are not being properly enforced and thought should be given to ASBOs on licence holders who breach the law." | "The licensing laws are not being properly enforced and thought should be given to ASBOs on licence holders who breach the law." |
| The court was told the alleged victim had been on a life support machine for five days and, although now off the critical list, was still in a serious condition. | The court was told the alleged victim had been on a life support machine for five days and, although now off the critical list, was still in a serious condition. |
| Meanwhile, reacting to the judge's comments on ASBOs, managing director of Botanic Inns, Stephen Magorrian, said he believed responsibility lay with society as a whole, and not just bar owners. |