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| Belfast man charged with threatening to kill Peter Robinson | Belfast man charged with threatening to kill Peter Robinson |
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| A Belfast man has appeared in court charged with threatening to kill Northern Ireland's first minister, Peter Robinson. | A Belfast man has appeared in court charged with threatening to kill Northern Ireland's first minister, Peter Robinson. |
| Darren Scott, 34, from east Belfast, is also charged with improper use of an electronic communications network. | Darren Scott, 34, from east Belfast, is also charged with improper use of an electronic communications network. |
| Newtownards magistrates court was told he made the threat during a call to the 999 emergency number on Wednesday. The court heard the accused had drunk 12 pints of cider at the time. | Newtownards magistrates court was told he made the threat during a call to the 999 emergency number on Wednesday. The court heard the accused had drunk 12 pints of cider at the time. |
| Scott, who is unemployed, made no reply when the charges were put to him and was later remanded in custody. | Scott, who is unemployed, made no reply when the charges were put to him and was later remanded in custody. |
| Robinson became a member of the Democratic Unionist party at its foundation in 1971 and was Ian Paisley's closest aide for more than four decades. He took over the leadership from his mentor in 2008 and then became first minister. | Robinson became a member of the Democratic Unionist party at its foundation in 1971 and was Ian Paisley's closest aide for more than four decades. He took over the leadership from his mentor in 2008 and then became first minister. |
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