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A 33-year-old man who turned to burglary when he became homeless has been for 15 months, but given time already served, he should be released if not immediately, within weeks.
Belfast Recorder Judge Stephen Fowler QC said on Friday, while he hoped Alan Michael McCarthy manages to find a bed when freed, he was sure his solicitor Pearse McDermott of McCann and McCann will take every step, every opportunity to try and secure him one.
The Belfast Crown Court judge was told that McCarthy had come north in the hope of finding a better life but ended up turning to crime effectively in desperation .
Belfast man allegedly bit and tried to choke his mother during a family row
Refusing bail to the 21-year-old accused, a judge described the incident as “appalling”
Belfast Magistrates Court
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