Man in court after cheque for auto-parts bounced

When he bought auto parts costing over £500, a 41-year-old man wrote a  cheque which bounced, Craigavon Magistrates Court heard last Wednesday.

By The Newsroom

Published 24th Jun 2015, 12:00 BST

William Robert Brown, whose address was given to the court as Westacres,  Craigavon, admitted writing a cheque for £580 knowing that the Bank of Ireland account was closed on May 28  last year.

The court heard that on June 26 last year the injured party, who owns a business in Portadown, said the cheque Brown had written for auto parts had been returned by the bank unpaid.

The defendant said he expected the money to be in the account and did not  know it was closed because he did not open any correspondence.

A barrister representing Brown said he had  borrowed money from his mother to make restitution of the money.

District Judge, Mr Mervyn Bates, adjourned the case until June 17 for a short  pre-sentence report to consider a community  disposal for the  offence.

Craigavon Portadown