Man charged over 'meat cleaver' incident in Ballymena has case sent to Crown Court
A 44-year-old man charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to a man and possessing an offensive weapon - a 'meat cleaver' - in connection with an incident in Ballymena has had his case sent to the Crown Court
He is charged in relation to December 23 last year.
Osmond James Clail, of Chichester Park East, Ballymena, was at the town’s Magistrates Court on Thursday (July 9) and is on continuing bail.
Images of two men covered in blood in an incident in the Ballee area of Ballymena were widely circulated on social media in December.
In December, a police spokesperson had said: "Police received and responded to reports of an assault in the Drumtara area of Ballymena on Tuesday 23rd December.
"One man aged in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of an offensive weapon with intent."
Clail was given £500 bail and the case sent to Antrim Crown Court for arraignment on September 11.