Teenager accused of stabbing friend to death in Ballymena ordered to stand trial Jordan McClintock 21 January, 2021 14:00
A Co Antrim teenager accused of stabbing a friend to death has been ordered to stand trial.
With the family of Jason Lee Martin watching proceedings at Ballymena Magistrates Court by videolink, 18-year-old Jordan McClintock confirmed that he was aware of the single charge against him and that he had no objection to the Preliminary Enquiry, the legal step necessary to elevate any case to the more senior Crown Court.
McClintock, from Orkney Drive in Ballymena, is accused of Mr Martin’s murder on 27 June last year.
A Co Antrim teenager accused of stabbing a friend to death was today ordered to stand trial accused of his murder.
With the family of Jason Lee Martin watching proceedings at Ballymena Magistrates Court, sitting in Antrim by videolink, 18-year-old Jordan McClintock confirmed that he was aware of the single charge against him and that he had no objection to the Preliminary Enquiry, the legal step necessary to elevate any case to the more senior Crown Court.
McClintock, from Orkney Drive in Ballymena, is accused of Mr Martin’s murder on June 27 last year.
Previous courts have heard how the 31-year-old Liverpool fan was stabbed to death at a house on Orkney Drive and that the alleged killer told police it was an “unbelievable and unreal situation.”