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Face of man accused of shooting ex UVF gangster in head with crossbow
Matthew Allison was due to apply for bail at Ballymena Magistrates Court today
Ballymena man Matthew Allison who is accused of shooting Darren Moore in the face with a crossbow.
This is the Co. Antrim man who has been accused of shooting former UVF gangster Darren Moore in the face with a crossbow.
Matthew Allison was due to apply for bail at Ballymena Magistrates Court today but defence counsel Connell Trainor confirmed the application was being withdrawn.
Allison, with an address at Glenarm Court in Ballymena, is accused of possessing a crossbow with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm, wounding Moore with intent to cause GBH and attempting to wound a second man, also with intent to cause GBH, on 8 August this year.
It was reported over the weekend that 54-year-old Moore was hospitalised after he was shot in the face with a crossbow bolt.
Shocking images were circulating on social media, showing how the bolt pierced his cheek and exited just below his jawline.
Former UVF thug Darren Moore
When Allison was initially charged earlier this week, the court heard that Moore had 'released himself from hospital on Friday night' and that he had returned to collect prescribed medication.
Remanding Allison back into custody today, District Judge Nigel Broderick adjourned the case to 11 September, suggesting that if there is to be a bail application in the meantime, 'the matter can be brought forward.'
