District judge orders report in case of Cookstown teenager charged with assault outside public house
A pre-sentence report has been ordered in the case of a young Co Tyrone man who punched another male outside a public house in Cookstown last summer.
Kristian Campbell, aged 19, from Sullenboy Park in Cookstown, faces a charge of common assault arising out of the incident in the town centre area on May 10 last.
Prosecuting counsel told Dungannon Magistrates Court that police attended the incident which started as a verbal exchange outside the licensed premises.
He said the injured party had challenged Campbell who called him “a faggot” before punching him to the ground.
Counsel said the defendant later told police that he had been assaulted and he did not mean anything by the comment.
District Judge Francis Rafferty said he would like to have a short pre-sentence report before dealing with the matter.
He adjourned the case until February 18, and advised the defendant to keep appointments with the Probation Service.