A man described by a judge as a “violent and dangerous individual” is alleged to have left a man in hospital with bleeding on the brain.

On Monday at Enniskillen Magistrates Court, Dallon Millar (21), of Mill Green, Derrygonnelly, appeared on charges of grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, assault occasioning actual bodily harm (AOBH), and disorderly behaviour in a licensed premises in relation to an incident on December 4.

A police officer told the court they could connect the accused to the charges.

The officer outlined the incident, which the court heard took place just after midnight when a staff member in the Devenish Bar, Enniskillen, was alerted to a fight in the beer garden.

Tracksuit

When he arrived he saw a group of males and a female on the ground while a man in a maroon tracksuit and Co. Cavan accent, identified as the defendant, was throwing punches.

When he tried to remove Millar from the bar, he was hit on the left side of his head, leaving him with a cut to his head and eyebrow which required hospital treatment.

Millar ran out the back and jumped over a locked gate.

Two males who had been in the bar and had left were walking along Darling Street when Millar ran past, allegedly striking one.

The injured party shouted at Millar, who approached him and punched him multiple times to the head, before they fell to the ground and were split up.

The officer said there was lots of blood, and CCTV footage clearly shows Millar throwing punches before running out of view.

Millar can then be seen staggering towards the Devenish Bar and getting into a car with two males and a female, which takes off with no light on, and nearly crashes. It does crash on the Derrygonnelly Road a time later.

The injured party gave a description of Millar and went home in a taxi, the officer said, but concerns from his family saw him go to the South West Acute Hospital, where it was discovered he had swelling and bleeding on the brain.

While he was in a stable condition, a blood clot was also discovered behind his ear.

Millar was arrested at an address in Derrygonnelly for GBH, AOBH and disorderly behaviour, and he made no comment during interview.

Police were opposing bail, as they felt there was a risk of reoffending, and interference with witnesses, as well as a flight risk.

The officer said Millar had a “plethora of breaches” and described how he sent a letter from prison to the injured party in another case, threatening them to leave their house or they would be shot.

“This was an unprovoked attack on two young men who were minding their own business,” the officer said, which has left one in hospital with serious injuries.

Stephen Mooney, barrister for Millar, conveyed wishes of a full recovery for the injured party at the start of his submissions, and accepted there was a prima facie case for Millar to answer to.

“Fool’s errand”

In terms of flight risk, he pointed out Millar had never left Fermanagh whilst on bail, and on interfering with witnesses, he called it a “fool’s errand” as he did not know the injured party, and the incident was captured on CCTV.

Of the risk of reoffending, Mr. Mooney said this incident was not his client’s “stock and trade”, which was mainly motoring offences, and also pointed out that due to the medical situation it could be quite some time before the case is heard.

Refusing bail, District Judge Steven Keown said: “This man is a violent and dangerous individual who, in my view, cannot be managed by bail and would not come close to satisfying bail conditions.”

The case was adjourned until December 20.