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| Woman threatened to dismember man | Woman threatened to dismember man |
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| A woman threatened to cut off part of a man's body and leave him for dead, a police officer has told a court. | A woman threatened to cut off part of a man's body and leave him for dead, a police officer has told a court. |
| Joanne Lindsey Farrell, 31, from Newtownabbey is charged with blackmailing the 50-year-old for £10,000 and threatening to kill him. | Joanne Lindsey Farrell, 31, from Newtownabbey is charged with blackmailing the 50-year-old for £10,000 and threatening to kill him. |
| Newtownards Magistrates Court heard he was accused of being a "dirty old man" with soft porn. A threatening letter was put through his door, it was said. | Newtownards Magistrates Court heard he was accused of being a "dirty old man" with soft porn. A threatening letter was put through his door, it was said. |
| Ms Farrell, who works in a pharmacy, is also charged with having cannabis. | |
| A detective constable told the court it was an "extremely nasty" offence involving long, protracted and persistent threats against the man. | A detective constable told the court it was an "extremely nasty" offence involving long, protracted and persistent threats against the man. |
| He told the court there was a wealth of evidence against the accused, including forensic evidence, fingerprints and closed circuit television images. | He told the court there was a wealth of evidence against the accused, including forensic evidence, fingerprints and closed circuit television images. |
| A defence solicitor said that the mother-of-one would be contesting the allegations as she wanted to prove her innocence. | A defence solicitor said that the mother-of-one would be contesting the allegations as she wanted to prove her innocence. |
| The defendant, whose address could not be revealed, was freed on bail. | The defendant, whose address could not be revealed, was freed on bail. |