Derry man charged with making threats to kill three people
Published 6th Jul 2026, 18:00 GMT
31-year-old was charged with three counts of making threats to kill different people, disorderly, non-fatal strangulation, criminal damage and false imprisonment.
A man has appeared at Derry Magistrate's Court facing 10 charges including threats to kill and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
John Sweeney (31) of Lawrence Hill in Derry was charged with a series of offences that were said to have occurred on July 4.
Sweeney was charged with three counts of making threats to kill different people, disorderly, non-fatal strangulation, criminal damage and false imprisonment.
A police officer connected the accused to the charges and said police were agreeable to bail with 'stringent conditions'.
Sweeney was released on bail to an address approved by police, a curfew from 10pm until 6am and conditions not to enter certain parts of the city.
He will appear again later this month.