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 Bail Hearing Adjourned Once Again
 

A bail application by Colin was adjourned for a second time over concerns by the PSNI about checking on his whereabouts if he was released.

Colin has been in custody since March. 

 

His first bail application in the High Court last Tuesday was adjourned because a soil analysis report was not available.  The hearing had been due to be conducted in the High Court via video link with Maghaberry Prison. 

A defence lawyer applied for an adjournment, saying he had expected a report on soil analysis to have been made available before the hearing began.

“Unfortunately, although the report will be finished today I have no oral indication of its finding,” he said.

He said police had been given an alternative address in the event of bail being granted.

The judge agreed to adjourn the application until Friday 30th October.

 

On Friday members of Colin's family and friends were in court only to hear once again that Colin's bail application had been adjourned for the second time.  Lord justice Coghlin adjourned the application until next Friday 6th November after Colin's lawyer said that "three addresses in the Lurgan area had been furnished to the police but the defense had been informed that the locality would impose great difficulties on officers complying with proper bail checks."

           Belfast High Court