Derry man to stand trial on domestic abuse charges

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29-year-old faces four charges including non-fatal strangulation and two counts of assault.

A man has been returned for trial to Derry Crown Court on a series of domestic abuse charges.

Bradley McCausland (29) of Madison Avenue in Derry appeared at a Preliminary Enquiry at the local Magistrate's Court today.

He is charged with non-fatal strangulation of a female on August 2.

He is further charged with two counts of assault against the same female on the same date and one count of behaviour deemed to be domestic abuse on dates between January 1 2026 until August 2.

It was accepted that there was a case to answer and there were no contrary submissions.

McCausland said he did not want to call any witnesses or make any statement at this stage.

He was returned for trial to Derry Crown Court on December 7 and released on bail.

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