Belfast man accused of McDonald's attack victim of sectarian slur, court told

A Belfast man accused of punching and splitting a stranger’s lip in a city centre restaurant claims he was subjected to a sectarian slur, a court heard today.

Doey, of Harrington Court, appeared at Belfast Magistrates’ Court charged with common assault, two assaults on police, disorderly behaviour and criminal damage. He was arrested at the restaurant in the early hours of Sunday morning. Due to the amount of drugs Doey had consumed he was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital for medical treatment, the court heard. It was claimed that he started shouting and causing a disturbance in the Emergency Department, spitting on the floor twice.

Doey’s solicitor, Pearse MacDermott, told the court he has little memory of events at the hospital because of the drugs taken. However, the lawyer confirmed his client is claiming to have acted in self-defence inside the restaurant.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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