Shocking Incident: Tourist Scratched with Suspected Syringe Needle Lands in Hospital

Disturbing Incident

A tourist ended up in hospital after being scratched with a suspected syringe needle, a court heard on Wednesday. Details of the ordeal emerged as a man with 146 previous convictions was jailed for a series of incidents including threatening another victim with a needle saying it contained contaminated blood. Shaun Patrick Tracey, 38, of Orpen Drive, Finaghy in South Belfast, was told by Judge Mark Reel that he will spend 18 months in jail and a further 18 months on supervised licence on his release from prison...