Judgement reserved in bomb attack on police case

Judgement has been reserved in the trial of a County Tyrone man accused of trying to kill two PSNI officers with an improvised bomb.

Charlie Love, 31, of Bridge Street, Strabane, went on trial in March 2025 accused of the attempted murder of police officers in the town on 17 November 2022.

He was further charged with causing an explosion likely to endanger life and one count of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life.

His partner, Symone Murphy, 28, of the same address, was charged with withholding information which might assist terrorists.

Both denied the charges against them.

At the conclusion of trial proceedings at Belfast Crown Court, the court heard both prosecution and defence counsels were "adopting their written closing submissions'' and would be making no further oral submissions.

Reserving judgement in the case, judge Mr Justice Fowler said he would give his ruling on the case at a later date.