Two men charged in connection with west Belfast riots denied bail
Two men appeared in court charged over the riots (Liam McBurney/PA)
Sat, 10 Apr, 2021 - 13:55
James Ward, PA
Two men charged in connection with riots in Northern Ireland have been denied bail on grounds that they could reoffend.
Matthew Shaw, 32, with an address in Portadown, and Jonathan Maitland, 25, from Lanark Way, Belfast, appeared before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, having been arrested following the riots on Thursday night.
Shaw was charged with rioting while Maitland was charged with rioting and possessing petrol bombs in suspicious circumstances.
Seamus Bannon, representing Shaw, told the court his client had found himself at the scene of the riots on Lanark Way at “the behest and encouragement of others”.