Man who assaulted his two sisters sentenced in Derry
A man has been sentenced to probation for assaulting his two sisters.
Gary Curley (34) of Benevenagh Gardens in Derry admitted two assaults that occurred on March 8 this year.
He appeared before the court sitting in Derry on Friday.
The court heard that around 7pm on March 8 police received a report of a domestic incident and the reporting person said the defendant, her brother, had assaulted her and her sister.
The court was told that Curley had come in heavily intoxicated and began throwing fridge magnets at one of the woman and grabbed the other one by the face.
Defence solicitor Paddy MacDermott said that his client would accept the recommendation in the pre-sentence report for probation.
He said he recognised that probation was 'not the easy option'.
District Judge Ted Magill said Curley had difficulties that needed to addressed.
The judge imposed an 18 month probation order.