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A man who bit part of his uncle s ear off during a fight in a pub in Londonderry has avoided jail.
Patrick Stokes, 30, of Malvern Road, Enfield, admitted charges of assault and causing grievous bodily harm on 21 March 2018.
Londonderry Crown Court was told the men were in the city to attend a blessing of a headstone service.
Stokes received an 18-month sentence, suspended for three years.
Judge Philip Babington said the assault was particularly nasty and brutal .
He said Stokes behaviour was extraordinary after attending a religious ceremony.
Attempts to reattach the part of his uncle s ear had proved unsuccessful, the court heard.
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A man who planted a hoax bomb outside the home of a Londonderry councillor on Easter Sunday has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
Keith McClenaghan, 41, from Moss Park, Derry, admitted making explosives and planting two hoax devices between 7 and 21 April last year.
He also admitted two charges of communicating false information.
One of the devices was left at the home of local independent councillor Gary Donnelly on 21 April 2019.
The other device was left at outside a home in the Ballymagraorty area of Derry on the same date, Londonderry Crown Court was told on Friday.