A Co Tyrone man who allegedly stomped on a girlfriend’s head after she refused to get into his automobile has failed in a Excessive Court docket bid to be launched from custody.
Ryan McCullagh is accused of inflicting a number of accidents on the girl throughout a roadside assault final month.
The 38-year-old, of Culvacullion Street in Gortin, was refused bail on a cost of inflicting grievous bodily hurt.
Prosecution lawyer Iryna Kennedy mentioned a member of the general public discovered the girl bleeding from her face near McCullagh’s residence on September 23.
In an announcement supplied later to police, she claimed the defendant attacked her from behind whereas she had been out strolling and declined to get into his automobile.
The lady alleged that she was dragged alongside the bottom by her hair.
“The defendant then proceeded to punch her across the head and face a number of occasions earlier than stomping on her head together with his foot at the very least three or 4 occasions,” Mrs Kennedy submitted.
Lord Justice Treacy was instructed she suffered a fractured arm, chipped entrance tooth, ligament injury to her shoulder and quite a few cuts and bruises to her face and physique.
The next day an ambulance crew introduced her to hospital with head accidents and whereas vomiting blood, the court docket heard.
“She instructed police the defendant has a break up persona when consuming alcohol,” counsel added.
McCullagh allegedly went consuming throughout the border in Lifford, Co Donegal earlier than being arrested three days later.
Throughout the listening to on Monday it was confirmed that he denies the cost.
Defence barrister John O’Connor insisted there isn't any proof other than the complainant’s phrase in opposition to that of his consumer.
“He doesn't settle for being the one that carried out the assault,” Mr O’Connor mentioned.
Denying bail, nonetheless, the decide identified that no additional clarification was supplied by McCullagh.
Lord Justice Treacy noticed: “If it occurred in the way in which described (by the girl) this was a particularly severe and terrifying assault.”