Husband of Sinn Fein Mayor Cllr Elisha McCallion admits assaulting a couple last month
THE husband of the Sinn Fein mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Elisha McCallion, has avoided going to jail today.
Declin McCallion, 34, of Elaghmore Park in Galliagh, received a three month sentence suspended for two years at Derry Magistrates’ Court after he admitted assaulting the couple last month.
When he faced the same court last month, he was charged with:
* unlawfully assaulting Patrick Harley;
* unlawfully assaulting Veronica Harley;
* disorderly behaviour in a public place, namely Academy Road, Derry,
* and resisting Constable Adrian Brogan in the execution of his public duty as a police officer.
All the offences were committed on the same date, May 19, outside a pub.
Today, McCallion was also ordered to pay £750 by way of compensation to Patrick Harley.
Sinn Fein have refused to comment on the case saying Mr McCallion is not a member of the party.
The Mayor has resisted calls from some quarters in Derry for her to step down after her husband’s court appearance.
Others have supported her to stay on in her civic role saying the Sinn Fein Mayor she was not responsible for the actions of her husband.
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