A DERRY man accused of raiding three homes in one night in the city was found lying unconscious by the side of a road, a court has heard.
Adam McMonagle, (27), had allegedly broken into a 71-year-old woman’s home to steal a mobile phone as part of a crime spree in the city last month, prosecutors claim.
Another resident discovered 20 boxes of diazepam pills and a tablet computer were missing.
McMonagle, of Carranbane Walk in the city, is charged with three counts of burglary, interference with vehicles and possessing Class C drugs.
The raids on the homes were carried out in Gleneagles, Fern Park and Clon Elagh on August 7.
Prosecution counsel Conor Maguire said the oldest victim’s home was targeted while she was getting ready for bed.
Another resident startled the suspected burglar as he tried car and door handles in the neighbourhood.
Mr Maguire said the suspect then staggered away, apparently intoxicated, towards the main entrance of the Gleneagles development.
Residents alerted police to the suspect and police found him unconscious on the road.
McMonagle was woken up by police who searched his person and allegedly found the pensioner’s mobile phone and a quantity of Xanax tablets.
During subsequent police interviews, McMonagle claimed another man sold the phone for £20.
The prosecution said police were opposed to McMonagle being released on bail.
But his defence barrister argued that there was no forensic or identification evidence linking his client to the house raids.
High Court judge Madam Justice McBride refused bail, stating: “There are concerns about the risk to the public.”
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