On attempted murder charge

A 19-YEAR-OLD man was charged with attempted murder after an incident in Craigavon.

Stephen Thomas Dickson of Edward Street Hostel in Portadown was remanded in custody following a hearing in Craigavon Magistrates' Court in Lisburn on Monday.

Dickson was charged following a serious assault on a 31-year-old man in a house in the Avonmere area on April 29.

He is due to appear via video link on May 21 in Craigavon Magistrates' Court.