McShane appeared before Londonderry Magistrates Court on Thursday

A 22-year-old Londonderry man who snorted a white powder he believed to be a Class A drug has been found guilty of attempted possession.

Judge James McFarland, who had never come across the charge before, jailed Bryan McShane, of Strand Foyer, Derry, for one month.

McShane also admitted assaulting a police officer and another man in Strand Foyer, a hostel, on 5 May.

He was sentenced to another month for these offences.

Forensics tests confirmed the white powder in McShane's possession was not a drug.

McShane, who appeared before Londonderry Magistrates Court, was released on Thursday because of time already served.