Bailed refused for man (19) remanded on sex assault at Derry Court

Darragh McGrath (19) of no fixed abode was applying for bail having been in custody since May this year

A bail application at Derry Magistrates Court heard today how a woman was said to have been 'covered in blood' when police arrived at an address.

Darragh McGrath (19) of no fixed abode was applying for bail having been in custody since May this year.

McGrath was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, assaulting police, sexual assault and common assault that were said to have occurred on May 10 this year.

Police were initially called to the scene of a reported theft by McGrath and the injured party but noticed no injuries.

An hour later, 999 was called from the same phone number and a female was said to be in distress with a male voice in the background.

Police went to the scene and spoke to the injured party and saw multiple facial injuries. She was said to have told police to 'get him out' and they found McGrath in the bedroom.

McGrath was said to have tried to headbutt an officer and kicked another one.

McGrath was said to have pulled down the injured party's trousers and allegedly refused to let her leave the flat.

When police arrived, they found her clothes to be covered in blood.

Police objected to bail as McGrath has 119 previous convictions, including 33 since turning eighteen, and they believe there are not any conditions that could be set that he would abide by.

Defence barrister Stephen McNicholl said that the injured party was not co-operating with the prosecution in the case and asked that bail be granted to McGrath's father's address in England.

Bail was refused and he will appear again on September 1.