Derry man arrested on 2010 TV Licence warrant faces assault charges
Outstanding 2010 warrant comes to light following recent arrest for assault and Class A drug possession.
Derry Magistrate's Court heard today that a man who was arrested on foot of a warrant dating back to 2010 had simply forgotten about it.
Padraig McGuigan (38) of Collon Lane in Derry appeared on foot of the warrant and other offences.
He was charged with assaulting a female occasioning actual bodily harm and an assault charge that were said to have occurred on March 22 this year and one count of possessing class A drugs.
A police officer connected the accused to the charges and said police were agreeable to bail with suitable conditions.
These were he reside at an address approved by the PSNI and have no contact with the alleged injured parties.
He will appear again on July 23.
As regards the warrant the court was told that it was issued for the amount of £125 for non payment of a TV licence.
Defence solicitor Conor McGurk said that his client had been unaware of the outstanding fine which is some 16 years ago.