Three in court over Newtownards attack

Three men have appeared in court in Newtownards to face charges of attempted murder.

Three men have appeared in court in Newtownards to face charges of attempted murder.

The charges relate to an attack in the town at the weekend that left a man (41) in a serious condition in hospital. The victim was allegedly dragged to a house in Ashfield Drive, where he was beaten and stabbed.

A 15-year-old, an 18-year-old and a 25-year-old appeared separately at Newtownards Magistrate's Court today

One of the accused, Mr Alfred Strain (25), from Ashfield Drive, Donaghadee, was also charged with threatening to kill a woman and unlawful imprisonment.

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All three have denied the charges. They were remanded in custody.

Two other men were remanded in custody yesterday, charged in connection with the same incident.