Man Charged with Boiling Water Attack in Court

0:00From across Europe, powered by AI, this is Europe News Today. I'm Cory with the story. A 34-year-old man from Greysteel in County Dairy faces serious assault charges after allegedly throwing boiling water from a kettle at. Another guy in size, Strabein, magistrates court. Cory McKenna got charged with assault, causing actual bodily harm, trying to inflict grievous bodily harm and having an offensive weapon with intent. This all went down right before a hearing tied to a local murder case and the court remanded him in custody. The attack happened shortly before 11 a.m., on a Thursday, when the court was packed for that murder preliminary hearing involving Stephen Holmes. Death. Police say McKenna, wearing a bright orange t-shirt, targeted the brother of the murder defendant from less than a meter away, splashing the scalding, water on the guy's face, neck, arms, and back. The victim ended up with nasty burns, got paramedic hair on site, then ambulance rides to Alt Nagelvin Hospital, and later Belfast Royal Victoria Burn, unit.

1:07His partner ID McKenna right away, sparking a scuffle between the families before he bolted. In Dungan, magistrates court on Saturday, cops laid out the case, noting McKenna admitted being there for a verbal spat, but denied the throw. They opposed bail hard, citing more witnesses to quiz, the victim's fear, and the charges gravity, no CCTV, but the judge agreed it was too risky, and hailed him. Police still got to chase down extra statements in this early stage probe, with the case back in court on May 13th amid ongoing murder links. Tensions like this show how raw these cases run in tight communities.