Toomebridge man who allegedly used pair of scissors to stab woman in the leg is set to have case sent to Crown Court
A man with a Toomebridge address is alleged to have stabbed a woman in the leg with a pair of scissors.
It is also claimed he used a hurley bat to smash the windscreen of a vehicle belonging to the woman.
Joseph Gerard Johnston (42), of Loughview Drive, is charged with offences on July 5 2025.
He is accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm; assaulting the woman; possessing a pair of scissors as an offensive weapon; causing criminal damage to a windscreen of her vehicle; and causing criminal damage to other property belonging to her.
He also allegedly obstructed a police officer. The case was mentioned at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena.
At a previous court a police officer said it was alleged Johnston stabbed a woman on the lower leg with a pair of scissors.
At court this week the case was adjourned to May 26 for a preliminary enquiry - the legal step to send the matter to the Crown Court.