District judge orders pre-sentence report in case of Gulladuff man facing assault charge
A pre-sentence report was ordered at Magherafelt Magistrates Court in the case of a south Derry man accused of the common assault of a female
Ruairi O'Kane, aged 44, from Clarkes Square, Gulladuff, is also accused of damaging a mobile phone.
The alleged offences happened on October 26.
District Judge Conor Heaney remarked that given the nature of the charges he would require a pre-sentence report and adjourned the case until January 14.
He told O’Kane that it was in his interests to cooperate with Probation.