Man Charged with Coleraine Murder After Assault

A 33-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Wayne Reid, a 43-year-old father from Coleraine, Northern Ireland, following an alleged assault in the early hours of January 10 that led to Reid's death two days later.

Darrell Joseph Shaw, from Belfast with no fixed abode, appeared at Coleraine Magistrates Court on Monday, where he was remanded in custody after a bail application was denied. Reid, who had previously lived in Scotland, was found dead on January 12 at a property in the Society Court area of the town. A postmortem examination determined the cause of death as a spleen injury from blunt force trauma.

Police believe Reid sustained the fatal injuries during an assault inside a flat on Society Street between 3:02 a.m. and 3:28 a.m. on January 10. According to a detective sergeant who gave evidence at the hearing, the motivation stemmed from an ongoing dispute over a vehicle and a drug debt. CCTV footage captured Reid entering the property at 3:02 a.m. with no visible injuries. He emerged nearly half an hour later with facial injuries, swaying unsteadily and needing to steady himself on a door frame and fence to avoid falling.

The footage also showed Shaw outside the...