Woman with ‘extensive record’ put on Probation
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Twenty-one-year-old Louise Craig with an address at Cafe Lane, Ballymoney, was also fined £115 for breaching a health protection order on April 28.
District Judge Oonagh Mullan also put in place a 12-month restraining order in relation to the defendant’s contact with an injured party.
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Hide AdCraig admitted assaulting a female, damaging blinds belonging to her, and unlawful possession of the drug Pregabalin on September 17.
She also admitted disorderly behaviour at Antrim A&E and assaulting three police officers on April 2, and damaging bottles of alcohol in a Magherafelt off-license on June 27, 2020.
Judge Mullan said it was concerning the defendant continued to re-offend and noted that she has not been given an opportunity to engage with the Probation Service in the past.
A defence lawyer told the court that Craig has been in custody for about six weeks, the equivalent of a three-month jail sentence.
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Hide AdHe said she was now living away from the Magherafelt area and was prepared to commit to a community service order.
The judge told Craig that she was just 21-years-old and she needed to take steps to address her offending or she would just keep coming back before the courts.
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