Ebook of proof served on man accused of slicing wires on rally automobile earlier than race

A guide of proof has been served on a person charged with inflicting felony harm to a rally automobile belonging to a competitor on the Donegal Worldwide Rally.

John Crothers, a 62-year-old from Ballymena, will now go on trial earlier than Letterkenny Circuit Courtroom.

He has been charged with damaging the automobile of rally driver Richard Corridor.

Throughout a quick listening to at Letterkenny District Courtroom, Garda Gillian Web page gave proof of serving the guide of proof on Crothers on Monday morning at Letterkenny courthouse.

Crothers made no reply when cautioned and he didn’t converse throughout the listening to earlier than Choose Éiteáin Cunningham.

Sergeant Jim Collins informed the courtroom that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has consented for Crothers being forwarded for trial the following sitting of Letterkenny Circuit Courtroom, which commences on October 17 subsequent.

Crothers is accused that he did, with out lawful excuse, harm property, to wit, minimize the gasoline pump change, the fan change, three wires to the rev limiter and the protection change of a motor automobile, a Ford Escort, belonging to Richard Corridor, intending to break such property or being reckless as as to whether such property could be broken.

Crothers is additional charged with making a menace intending that Mr Corridor to consider it will be carried out, to break property, to wit, a motorized vehicle, a Ford Escort rally automobile.

The accused can also be charged that he, with out lawful authority or cheap trigger, did intervene with the mechanism of a mechanically propelled car, the property of Mr Corridor, whereas such a car was stationary.

All issues have been included within the guide, the courtroom was knowledgeable.

Choose Cunningham administered the alibi warning and made an order returning Crothers for trial.

Crothers, of Ballynashee Highway, Glenwherry, Ballymena, County Antrim, is on bail.

Ebook of proof served on man accused of slicing wires on rally automobile earlier than race was final modified: September twenty sixth, 2023 by Workers Author