Curtis Bell of Fingal Street in the city is charged with criminal damage to a Czech family’s home during the incident on August 6th
A man accused of taking part in a racial attack on a home in north Belfast is to be released on bail, a Northern Ireland High Court judge ruled. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA WireA man accused of taking part in a racial attack on a home in north Belfast is to be released on bail, a Northern Ireland High Court judge ruled on Friday.
Mr Bell, of Fingal Street in Belfast, is charged with criminal damage to a Czech family’s home during the incident on August 6th. Mr Justice McFarland granted him bail to live with relatives well away from the scene. When Mr Bell was stopped and arrested officers recovered a balaclava from his pocket. During police interviews he denied involvement in any disorder or criminal damage to the house. He claimed he had just found the balaclava on the street, picked it up and put it in his pocket.Mr Bell’s legal team argued he has never previously been involved in any similar offending and faces only a single, disputed charge.
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