A 21-year-old Dublin man has been refused bail at a recent sitting of Fermanagh Magistrate's Court.

Appearing via video link before Resident Magistrate Bonita Boyd was Conor Beacom from Kilmahuddrick Lawns, Dublin. He faces the charge of unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm on John Drumm on Sunday, 16th September.

Police Constable Tom Crozier, the officer in charge of the case, appeared in court for the purpose of objecting to the bail application by means of outlining PSNI fears.

He said he believed the accused had a violent nature, particularly when alcohol was consumed when he had a tendency to lose his memory.

He said he feared Beacom would commit further offences of a similar nature. The witness told the Court the defendant had a number of convictions of this nature in the Republic of Ireland, two of which were for assault.

The Court was told that Beacom had two previous addresses, one in England, the other his parents' address in Ballymun, Dublin and, there was the fear he might fail to attend court. The witness said he had been instructed that Beacom had previously failed to appear before Dublin Circuit Court.

He submitted that he believed the suggested bail address at Kilmacormick Road, the home of the accused's aunt was not suitable because he had lived there under a different Christian name, namely 'Philip' and he added that a member of that family had been linked to an associated assault before the court.

Defending, Garry Symth asked Constable Crozier to confirm that no member of that family had been charged in connection with the case before the court.

Outlining some of the background to the case, Constable Crozier said the incident had taken place at the Fort Lodge Hotel in Enniskillen and that a large amount of alcohol was consumed.

Mr Symth asked was it true that Beacom had denied involvement in the assault, to which Constable Crozier said 'No, he said he couldn't remember'.

Making submissions, Mr Symth said a sizeable surety of 1,500 euro in cash was in place should Beacom be granted bail to reside at Kilmacormick Road in Enniskillen. He said the injured party was not from the Enniskillen town centre area. Beacom, he submitted didn't accept the offence for which he was charged and, as such a presumption of innocence had to be taken into consideration.

He believed his client was a suitable candidate for bail, and he added that employment would be arranged for him in the building industry.

The RM said the accused had a real and substantial risk of re-offending, interfering with witnesses and not appearing before court. She refused the application and remanded Beacom to appear again via video link on the 22nd October.