A Co Down pensioner is due in court charged under stalking legislation with threatening an elected rep.
The 68-year-old male from Warrenpoint is alleged to have harassed a Newry, Mourne and Down District councillor seeking re-election in 2023.
Details of one the charges allege that the accused man ‘behaved in a threatening and abusive manner which would be likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm’. The charges relate to Independent Crotlieve cllr, Jarlath Tinnelly.
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The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) understands the defendant is due to appear at Newry magistrates on April 25, charged with threatening and abusive behaviour under the Protection from Stalking Act on dates from 1 May to 25 July, 2023.
He also faces charges of harassment and two separate counts of improper use of communications; of menacing character and causing anxiety during the same dates.
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