NI drug thug bit his sister and tried to strangle her pet dog in drunken rage

Addict to spend six months behind bars and another six months on supervised licence

Niall O'Kane

Paul Higgins

A drug addict who attacked his sister in bed, set fire to her room door while she was inside and tried to strangle her dog has been jailed.

Niall O’Kane admitted assault, criminal damage, arson and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal over the drink and drug-fuelled incident on July 10 last year.