A Lisburn man has appeared in court accused of trying to murder a woman who was wounded in a shotgun attack.
Standing in the dock of Newtownards Magistrates Court, Wayne Smyth (44) was charged with three offences arising from the incident on June 22.
Smyth, from Eglantine Crescent, faces charges of attempted murder, possessing a shotgun and ammunition with intent to endanger life and causing criminal damage to a window at the victim’s home.
The charges arise after the victim, a woman in her 60s, was struck by shotgun pellets which were fired through the window of a house in Brae Grove, Ballygowan just after 11pm on Saturday.
The woman was hit on the head and back and was taken to hospital for treatment where she remains, but a man who was in the house at the time was unhurt.
In court on Tuesday, a detective said he believed he could connect Smyth to each of the charges.
There was a strong police presence inside the courtroom during the hearing and outside the court.
Defence solicitor Leo Morrison confirmed he was not lodging an application for bail.
District Judge Francis Rafferty remanded Smyth into custody, adjourning the case to 17 July.