A man has won his Supreme Court appeal over his conviction for burglary involving assault because he was charged with a different offence from that about which he was questioned and cautioned.

A man who took part in prolonged and violent attack on a couple’s home to try to stop their son giving evidence in an upcoming trial has been sentenced to two and half years.

Sentencing of a 17-year-old boy who mugged a Chinese national and then set his dog on him, has been adjourned.