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A 38-year-old man admitted that he stabbed a man outside a bar in an incident on Christmas Eve.
Jaha Mallory, from Southampton, pleaded guilty yesterday to a single count of wounding Tio Smith with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on December 24,...
DATE: May 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was banned from the road for 18 months yesterday after he admitted riding while more than double the legal alcohol limit.
Police pulled over Milton Medeiros, 32, after they saw him riding along Middle Road in Sandys at about 70km/h, Magistrates...
DATE: May 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Supreme Court has quashed a prison sentence for a former Bermuda Half-Marathon Derby winner who admitted drinking and driving.
Lamont Marshall, 37, from Devonshire, was sentenced to six months behind bars last September after he opted out of the ...
DATE: May 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court has overturned a ruling by a magistrate which more than halved a medical bill faced by a visitor.
While magistrate Tyrone Chin had found in favour of the Bermuda Hospitals Board that the patient owed $7,092.89 for treatment of a vir...
DATE: May 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A caregiver for a quadriplegic who was allegedly defrauded by her former lawyer told the Supreme Court a debit card was kept at the house to help pay for medical expenses.
Mechelle Smith, who served as a caregiver for Kirsten Badenduck for 16 years, ...
DATE: May 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An attorney denied yesterday that she “made up” claims that a client was hesitant to bring a complaint of theft by a former lawyer to the police out of fear of retaliation.
Jacqueline MacLellan maintained in the Supreme Court that Kristen Badenduck h...
DATE: May 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former police officer was given a six-month suspended jail sentence after she admitted abuse of power and offering to supply drugs.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Lakila Hart, 29, accessed licence-plate numbers and contact information through the Be...
DATE: May 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A disabled woman who allegedly lost $80,000 to her lawyer had urged police not to pursue charges out of fear of retaliation, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
Jacqueline MacLellan, the former employer of Nancy Vieira, agreed in cross examination tha...
DATE: May 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Prosecutors accused a lawyer of unlawfully obtaining more than $80,000 from a disabled client
DATE: May 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dozens of people took part in training to help develop the island’s system of independent court advocates for children, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors said last week.
Tinee Furbert added that there was an “overwhelming response” to a ...
DATE: May 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter