Stephen Crosbie was charged with assault causing harm to a man who was stabbed on Wednesday at the Peter McVerry Trust house on the New Cabra Road.

A man has been jailed after he was found in possession of two golden hatchets and a large kitchen knife

A man is being held in custody in Co Louth in connection with an alleged attack involving a hatchet on Friday

The victim in the case was left with a fractured skull, broken teeth and facial fractures in the incident, the court heard

The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday at a house in the Northwick Drive area of north Belfast.

Dr Mullaney said that in his opinion at the time of his mother's death, Mr Dunne suffered a mental disorder

The 28-year-old autistic man admits killing his mother "without any lawful justification" but expert psychiatrists for both the prosecution and defence are in agreement that the accused was insane "as defined by law" at the time of his mother's death