This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22200172
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Ex-DUP council candidate is jailed for part in pipe bomb attack | Ex-DUP council candidate is jailed for part in pipe bomb attack |
| (about 3 hours later) | |
| A former DUP council candidate has been sentenced to three years in prison for his involvement in a sectarian pipe bomb attack in Antrim. | A former DUP council candidate has been sentenced to three years in prison for his involvement in a sectarian pipe bomb attack in Antrim. |
| The incident happened in October 2011. | The incident happened in October 2011. |
| John Smyth Junior, of Rockfield Heights in Connor, near Ballymena, was sentenced to three years in prison and five years on licence. | John Smyth Junior, of Rockfield Heights in Connor, near Ballymena, was sentenced to three years in prison and five years on licence. |
| He admitted his part in making the pipe bomb after he was confronted with "overwhelming forensic evidence", but denied planting it. | He admitted his part in making the pipe bomb after he was confronted with "overwhelming forensic evidence", but denied planting it. |
| The device was left at the home of a young Polish couple in the Steeple estate, just months after Smyth junior had run for election to Antrim Borough Council. | The device was left at the home of a young Polish couple in the Steeple estate, just months after Smyth junior had run for election to Antrim Borough Council. |
| It did not go off and it was later defused. | It did not go off and it was later defused. |
| The judge said the motivation for the attack was "naked sectarianism". | The judge said the motivation for the attack was "naked sectarianism". |
| John Smyth Jnr was a DUP election candidate in the 2011 council elections but failed to win a seat. | |
| In October 2011, a DUP spokesman said Mr Smyth Jnr had been suspended from the party pending the outcome of the case. |