Portadown man, charged with damaging a Christmas tree, appears before Craigavon court

A Portadown man has appeared in court charged with damaging a Christmas tree.

Jake Ballard, aged 24, from Jervis Street, Portadown, appeared before Craigavon Magistrates Court charged with criminal damage.

The charge was that Ballard damaged a Christmas tree belonging to a woman on November 29 this year.

A prosecutor told the court that a decision on the matter is due back on January 2 next year and asked for an adjournment until January 15.

A legal aid request was granted.

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