Northern Ireland

Man (38) to stand trial over £10,000 bank theft

A 38-year-old man is to stand trial over a £10,000 bank theft
A 38-year-old man is to stand trial over a £10,000 bank theft A 38-year-old man is to stand trial over a £10,000 bank theft

A 38-YEAR-OLD man is to stand trial charged with stealing more than £10,000 from a bank.

Jamie Scott Leitch appeared before Belfast Magistrates Court today to face one count of theft.

The defendant, of Ardkeen Crescent in east Belfast, is accused of stealing £10,700 in cash belonging to Northern Bank trading as Danske Bank.

The alleged crime happened between September 6-7, 2017.

No further details were disclosed during a brief preliminary enquiry hearing.

Leitch was released on continuing bail of £500.

He will be tried at Belfast Crown Court on a date yet to be fixed.