A WEDDING guest thought she was "going to die" after a balaclava-clad knifeman confronted her, a court has heard.
John Patrick Anderson (21), of Scally Park, Loughgiel, Co Antrim, had alleged gone to the nearby Millennium Centre to "disable the sound system because of the racket" from the wedding party.
A police officer told a bail hearing on Monday that in the early hours of Saturday, July 16 a wedding guest outside the venue was approached by a "scruffy looking" balaclava-wearing man carrying a large kitchen knife with a five-inch blade.
When she asked him what he was doing, Anderson allegedly put the knife to her throat and the woman, a mental health worker, tried to talk to him and asked him what he wanted.
The police officer said the woman put her hands up and tried to back away from Anderson until she was pushed up against a wall and "she thought she was going to die".
The officer said at that stage the woman's father came out and broke a table over the back of the defendant and the balaclava was then pulled off.
The PSNI officer said Anderson identified himself and said he had "mental health issues".
Defence solicitor Ciaran Shiels said it was a "bizarre situation" when Anderson had been at home and was "unable to sleep because of the racket coming from the Millennium Centre".
Added the lawyer: "He went up to disable the sound system and it was not his intention to hurt anyone".
Bail was refused.
