Critically ill teen kicked in the head; COURTS.A TEENAGER fighting for his life suffered repeated kicks to the head, a court heard yesterday. Joseph Dowds, 24, is accused of attempting to murder 19-year-old Joseph Meenan early last Friday. Police said a man got out of a car and attacked the victim as he walked along the Upper Springfield Upper Springfield (Irish: Chluanaí Uachtarach) is an electoral ward of West Belfast based mainly on the areas of Turf Lodge and New Barnsley. The ward was created in 1985 taking surplus voters from the former Milltown ward (Turf Lodge) and Whiterock (New Barnsley. Road in West Belfast. A knife was also allegedly obtained earlier from a house in the area, although there was no suggestion it was used. Dowds, from St James Crescent, Belfast, was granted bail under tight conditions. A detective constable An official of a Municipal Corporation whose primary duties are to protect and preserve the peace of the community. In medieval law, a constable was a high functionary under the French and English kings. told Belfast Magistrates Court the attack occurred after an earlier altercation between the accused and the victim.. |
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