Derry man charged with domestic abuse offences remanded

A judge at Derry Magistrates' Court said he believed no court would consider bail for a man based on the circumstances outlined to the court.

Lawrence Moore (46) of Rockmills in Derry appeared charged with assaulting a female occasioning actual bodily harm on July 7.

He was also charged with false imprisonment, assault and a domestic abuse offence on the same date. Moore was also charged with assaulting the same female on July 5.

A police officer connected the accused to the charges and opposed bail. 

The court heard that police received a 999 call reporting a domestic incident. 

The alleged victim said she had been drinking with her partner, Moore, and when she tried to leave to go to her friend's house the defendant had stopped her.

She claimed he had pushed her to the ground and assaulted her.

The woman also reported that Moore had assaulted her on July 5 and a neighbour told police they had witnessed the woman calling for help.

Police were told that the woman had been in a relationship with Moore for eight months and in that period she said he had assaulted her 'numerous times'.

The court was told that Moore had no record in the North but did have a record in the Republic for domestic offences. 

District Judge Ted Magill said that the defendant was on bail for similar offences involving the same female.

Defence solicitor Seamus Quigley said his client accepted he had breached an order by being in contact with the alleged victim. 

He said that Moore 'regretted' having breached his bail. 

Judge Magill said that the solicitor had done his best 'in a hopeless situation' and added no court would grant bail with these facts.

Moore was remanded in custody to appear again on July 30.