Punched stranger in B&Q for no reason

John Rainey (48), of Princes Street, Lurgan had approached the fellow customer and challenged him to a fight before striking him on the head on January 26.

The defendant pleaded guilty to charges of using disorderly behaviour and assaulting a man.

Police were tasked to the store in Sprucefield following a report that a man had assaulted a customer and been abusive to staff.

It was added that the defendant had approached the man and offered him a fight before hitting him on the head once.

Lisburn Magistrates’ Court heard that Rainey did not know the man he had assaulted and afterwards, he shouted abuse at staff in the store.

A defending solicitor told the court that his client had finally managed to secure employment after several years.