Toome man who allegedly used pair of scissors to stab woman in the leg has case sent to Crown Court
A man with a Toomebridge address is accused of stabbing a woman in the leg with a pair of scissors.
The 42-year-old is charged with offences on July 5 last year.
Joseph Gerard Johnston, of Loughview Drive, is accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm; assaulting the woman; possessing a pair of scissors as an offensive weapon; non-fatal asphyxiation by allegedly holding a cushion over her face; threatening to kill her; and causing criminal damage to a windscreen of her vehicle.
He was at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena on Tuesday.
At a previous court a police officer said it was alleged the defendant stabbed a woman on the lower leg with a pair of scissors.
That court heard it was alleged there had been a "sustained and prolonged incident which resulted in significant injuries”.
At court on Tuesday the case was adjourned to Antrim Crown Court for arraignment on June 23. The accused was given continuing bail in the sum of £500.