Spanish man charged with attempted murder
A SPANISH man has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder a policewoman during the Twelfth of July rioting at Ardoyne.
Roger Jorro Costa, 28, with an address at Ulsterville Avenue in south Belfast, was also charged with riotous assembly.
He was charged at the weekend after going to Grosvenor Road police station following the publication of a photograph of a man the police said they wished to question in connection with an incident in which a policewoman suffered head injuries when a concrete block was dropped on her.
It is understood that Costa is a native of Barcelona and that he has been living in Belfast for several months.
A detective sergeant told Belfast Magistrates’ Court that he believed he could connect Costa with the charges.
Defence solicitor Philip Breen said he was not making a bail application at this stage.
“I do intend to make a bail application but there are certain matters to be dealt with,” he added.
District Judge Fiona Bagnall remanded Costa in custody until September 20 when he is due to appear in court again by video link with Maghaberry prison.
