A forty five-year previous west Belfast man accused of assaulting his ex-partner at a Feile occasion was launched on bail right now (Friday).
Gerard Fox, from Gortnamona Courtroom, was charged with assaulting each his ex-girlfriend and her new associate at an 80s disco within the west of the town final weekend.
The bid for bail was launched at Belfast's Excessive Courtroom, the place a Crown barrister advised Lord Justice Treacy police had been opposing bail over issues of re-offending and interfering with witnesses.
Sarah Minford mentioned Fox was going through two units of fees, each of which concerned his former associate.
Revealing the primary cost was an allegation of harassment, the barrister mentioned that round 1am on July 7, Fox is accused of calling his ex's cellular twice, regardless of his quantity being blocked.
When questioned by police, Fox accepted he'd made the calls however mentioned he dialled her quantity accidentally.
Ms Minford mentioned the second fees associated to the alleged assault of the identical girl and her associate at a Feile occasion.
Police obtained studies that a girl had been knocked unconsious at an 80s disco and after they attended the incident within the early hours of final Saturday evening, the injured girl mentioned each she and her associate had been assaulted by Fox.
She attended hospital the place she was handled for accidents together with a suspected nasal fracture and a reduce to her lip which required stitches.
Fox fled the scene and was arrest a short while later. Throughout interview, he claimed he was firstly verbally abused by pals of his ex earlier than being bodily attacked which prompted him to behave in self-defence.
While he accepted there was a bodily altercation with the opposite man, he denied attacking his ex-partner.
Defence barrister Aileen Smyth mentioned her shopper was "a 45-year previous man who has by no means discovered himself earlier than the courtroom earlier than."
Relating to final Saturday's incident, Ms Smyth mentioned the previous couple attended the 80s disco individually however encountered one another "by happenstance", including it was his declare that he was attacked first.
Lord Justice Treacy agreed to launch Fox on his personal bail of £500 and ordered that he dwell at an accredited tackle.