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A gold pendant of Jesus may have saved a shooting victim from a bullet to the chest, a court heard yesterday. A Supreme Court jury was told that the man was shot in the arm, but another round may have been deflected by the gold jewellery he was weari...

The girlfriend of a man who was shot outside their house told a Supreme Court jury that she recognised an alleged gunman from his eyes

A homeless man caught with two knives had the blades after an unsuccessful day of fishing, Magistrates’ Court was told. Akeil Williams, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a bladed article but insisted that they were for recreation. The...

A motorcyclist was banned from the roads for three months yesterday and fined $1,000 after he was caught riding at nearly three times the speed limit. Rayjuan Seymour, 26, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to speeding at 102km/h. Magistrate Maxann...

The organisers of a summer boat party that involved dozens of overseas social media influencers today denied breaches of Covid-19 regulations. Selange Gitschner, 40, and Matthew Strong, 43, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to failur...

A woman was fined $1,700 after she was caught driving after curfew and later refused to take a breath test. Magistrates’ Court heard last week that police stopped Kristin Gibbons, 33, on Court Street in Pembroke after they saw her in her car at about...

Lawyers the Reverend Jaymo Durham and Keiva Maronie-Durham were accused of stealing more than $300,000

A dispute over a pizza cost a man a total of $1,250 after he punched a security guard and later got in a fight with the guard’s cousin, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday. Rashaad Cooper, 39, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to assault and being ...

A man who insisted he would not pay thousands of dollars in traffic fines was remanded in custody for a mental health report. Tazhe Bean, 27, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to riding an unlicensed motorcycle, riding an uninsured motorcycle, and...

A man who led police on a high-speed chase was later found to have a knife in his motorcycle, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday. Rhanai Williams, 21, pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article, dangerous driving and refusal to stop for police....