Derry woman with 'extensive record' refused bail due to lack of suitable address
Published 24th Apr 2026, 13:33 GMT
Gwyneth Doherty (47) of no fixed abode was charged with the offences that included damaging a fire extinguisher, fire blanket, fire safety sign, Wi-Fi router and ceiling belonging to Choice Housing
A woman with 106 previous convictions has appeared at Derry Magistrate's Court charged with a number of counts of criminal damage.
Gwyneth Doherty (47) of no fixed abode was charged with the offences that included damaging a fire extinguisher, fire blanket, fire safety sign, Wi-Fi router and ceiling belonging to Choice Housing.
Doherty has an extensive record of 106 previous convictions, including twenty-one for criminal damage, twenty-seven assaults and twenty-two assaults on police.
Defence Barrister Sinead Rogan said that Doherty suffers from a number of issues and is autistic but said that she does not have a suitable bail address as of yet.
Bail was refused and she will appear again on May 21.