Man charged with attempted robbery

A Co Tyrone man has been in court charged with attempting to rob a bank and a bookie's office in Cookstown using a toy gun last…

A Co Tyrone man has been in court charged with attempting to rob a bank and a bookie's office in Cookstown using a toy gun last May 5th.

Mr James Clyde Reilly (32), of Battery Road, Coagh, who has denied the charges, was returned for trial in custody when he appeared at Cooks town Magistrates' Court yesterday.

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