Man charged with manslaughter following death of pensioner in Antrim town has case elevated to Crown Court
A 21-year-old man charged with manslaughter following the death of a pensioner in Antrim town has had his case sent to the Crown Court.
Marcus Fleming, with an address listed as Cedarmount in Antrim, is charged in relation to the death of 74-year-old Tony Miskimmon who died four days after an incident last November.
The defendant appeared at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, on Tuesday via video link from prison where he has been on remand.
In a press release in November police had said it was reported that shortly after 7.30pm on Saturday November 2 that Mr Miskimmon was approached in the Station Road area of Antrim by a male and female and was punched to the head by the male, knocking him unconscious.
Mr Miskimmon was taken to hospital for treatment to serious head injuries. He passed away on November 6.
Fleming is also charged with causing criminal damage to a PSNI vehicle on November 2 and criminal damage to a police vehicle on November 3.
At Tuesday's Court, the defendant was further remanded in custody and the case was sent to Laganside Crown Court for arraignment on a date to be fixed in October.