A MAN has been jailed after a fatal one-punch attack in a Co. Antrim pub last year. Police said Malachy Crawford struck 58-year-old Paul Francis O'Boyle twice following a disagreement in a Rasharkin pub, with the initial punch proving to be the fatal blow. Mr O'Boyle passed away a week later as a result of head injuries sustained when he fell to the ground after the first punch. Crawford, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in June of this year, was today sentenced to 30 months, half of which will be served on licence. Disagreement "Paul Francis O'Boyle was found unconscious at the back of licensed premises in the Main Street area of Rasharkin on the night of Sunday, April 16 in 2023," said Detective Chief Inspector Mark Gibson. "Mr O'Boyle, who was 58 years old, was taken to hospital by colleagues from Northern Ireland Ambulance Service but sadly died from head injuries just over one week later, on Monday, April 24. "The two men had been having a drink in the bar prior to the attack. "They appear to have a disagreement…

A WOMAN from Northern Ireland is one of 11 people charged with attempting to smuggle cannabis through two London airports at the weekend. Siobhan McTavey, 24, was detained after arriving into London on Sunday on a flight from Bangkok via Doha when Border Force officers found 45kg of the drug in baggage. "The gangs behind the trafficking of cannabis into the UK do not care that the couriers will likely be arrested and end up in prison — their sole purpose is to make money," said National Crime Agency (NCA) Branch Commander Andy Noyes. Seizures The 11 seizures of cannabis made by Border Force officers at Heathrow and Gatwick airports at the weekend totalled more than 300kg. The drugs McTavey is accused of attempting to smuggle represented the joint-largest off all the seizures. She was among seven people detained on Sunday who, between them, are accused of attempting to smuggle more than 210kg of the drug into Britain. The others included three Canadian nationals who arrived on flights from Toronto and two Malaysian…

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