Karla Hanratty: Lurgan woman accused of attempting to murder a man has 'some issues with addiction', Craigavon court is told
A Co Armagh woman accused of attempting to murder a man in Lurgan is holding off applying for bail, her barrister has told a court.
Karla Hanratty, aged 25, from Derry Street, Lurgan, appeared before Craigavon Magistrates Court on Friday via video link from Hydebank Prison.
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She is accused of the attempted murder of a man on February 21 this year.
The charge follows the stabbing of a man in the Derry Street area of the town on that date.
Her barrister Mr Aaron Thompson said it was to have been a bail application.
"The good news from the court’s point of view. It’s an attempted murder case but there won’t be a bail application today,” he said.
"I’ve consulted with Ms Hanratty and we’re going to defer that,” said the barrister asking for a four-week adjournment.
He explained that his instructing solicitor, Mr Philip Reid, will be speaking to Hanratty’s father.
"There are some issues with addiction which we want to try and bottom out before we go any further with this. Ms Hanratty is totally understanding and has taken a very mature attitude about this charge,” he said.
"We’re going to let the hare sit for a while and take it for a four-week remand. It’s at a fairly early stage and a very serious charge,” he said.
District Judge Michael Ranaghan said: “It has been very clearly thought through as well and I totally understand that.”
He said he didn’t expect any update as it is a new file and adjourned the case until March 27.