Loyalist 'shot at safety meeting'

Mr Haddock was shot in Newtownabbey

The leading loyalist Mark Haddock was on his way to a meeting to secure his safety when he was shot last month, Belfast Crown Court has heard.

Haddock, 37, from Mount Vernon Park, north Belfast, is awaiting judgement on a charge of attempting to murder pub doorman Trevor Gowdy in 2002.

He was accused of several murders and UVF membership in the Irish Parliament.

Prosecution and defence lawyers both made bail applications at Monday's hearing which was adjourned.

Mr Haddock was shot six times in Newtownabbey on 30 May.