Man charged with 'ram-raiding' Derry shop admits breaking into a Donegal restaurant on the same day

A 21-year-old man has been charged with ram-raiding a shop in Derry two years ago.

Damage estimated at £9,000 was caused to a Centra store at Buncrana Road during the attack on in March 2014.

John Wall was charged at Derry Magistrates Court on Friday in connection with the incident.

The court was told that while Wall denies being involved in the attack, he has already pleaded guilty to breaking into Harry's restaurant (pictured above) in nearby Bridgend in County Donegal on the same date.

Michael McGee, defence solicitor, said that, although Wall had been stopped in a damaged car by Gardaí, the PSNI had no forensic evidence linking Wall to the offences in Derry.

He said the CCTV images were 'inconclusive and not particularly sharp' and that the evidence against Wall was ‘relatively weak’.

District Judge Terence Dunlop said that he would assuage the fears of absconding by ‘stringent conditions’ for bailing Wall.

Wall was granted his own bail of £500. He must observe a curfew from 10pm to 9am, be tagged and electronically monitored and report to a Derry police station three times weekly.

For a full report of the case, see Monday's Derry News.