Londonderry: Man jailed after attacking police with baseball bat

All of the offences occurred on January 15, except one assault charge said to have occurred on January 13.

The court was told that police were called by the defendant himself in the early hours of January 15 after discovering his partner had had an affair

When officers arrived at an address, Nicell was said to have refused them entry and grabbed a baseball bat and started waving it at the police.

Police had to use a shield to try to enter the property and at one stage Nicell hit the top of a shield held by one of the officers.

Nicell then fled from the scene in a car, but was said to have returned a short time later and rammed a police vehicle.

A police chase ensued and during it Nicell drove at speed on the wrong side of the road before entering a car park and crashing into a fence.

He then produced a knife and police had to use batons to restrain him before arresting him.

The alleged victim told police there had been a domestic incident on 13 January had assaulted her.

She also claimed on 15 January 15 that Nicell had become aggressive and assaulted her on several occasions. She was said to have barricaded herself and her children in a room after Nicell had threatened to stab her.

Nicell told police he could not recall any of the events due to having consumed a mixture of cocaine and alcohol.