Anglers said a significant stretch of the river near Desertmartin had been affected by pollution in May 2020
Philip Palmer (53), of Tobermore Road in Desertmartin, appeared at Magherafelt Magistrates’ Court – sitting in Derry – yesterday.
Mr Palmer was fined £1,500 and ordered to pay costs of £3,525.34 for the fish kill after pleading guilty to the pollution offence which resulted in the loss of more than 2,600 fish.
The offence occurred on May 21, 2020.
At the the time Environment Minister Edwin Poots claimed the fish kill was as a result of 30,000 gallons of slurry being leaked into the river.
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