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Criminal charges against a police officer accused of publishing a “grossly offensive” cartoon online should have been allowed to continue, the Attorney-General’s Chambers argued yesterday in the Court of Appeal.
Chief Justice Narinder Hargun found la...
DATE: Jun 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court has found that an officer injured during a training exercise shared responsibility for his injury with the Bermuda Police Service.
Joseph Reynolds said the injury came when another officer used “unsafe” methods against him during th...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Sandys man was given three years jail time for a five-month burglary spree that targeted the Anglican Cathedral, homes and businesses.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Jahroy Simons, 36, admitted 19 offences, including 12 burglaries, that took place b...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A 47-year-old man was given a conditional discharge after he admitted dancing in a music video that advocated the shooting of police and others.
Raymond Swan told the Supreme Court that while he agreed to appear in the music video, he did not say any...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who broke into a high school and stole a watch and a pocket knife for drug money will be sentenced for his offences next month.
Magistrates Court heard yesterday that a security officer at CedarBridge Academy, Devonshire, saw Ahmad Muhammad, 34...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An internet scammer was shown mercy in Magistrates’ Court yesterday after he admitted the theft of almost $400.
Kenneth Sousa, 39, was given a one year conditional discharge for dishonestly obtaining funds – but was ordered to pay $380 in restitution...
DATE: May 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man who set a fire that torched two cars adjacent to a Hamilton Parish house with a family inside has been handed a two-year suspended prison sentence by the Supreme Court.
Justice Iris, 25, admitted two counts of wilful damage at an earlier court ...
DATE: May 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 26-year-old man was sentenced yesterday to spend 15 years behind bars for the “execution-style” shooting of a man he described in court as a little brother.
Daquan “Smokey” Williams pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court last year to charges that he u...
DATE: May 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who admitted “arson by hire” and potentially faces years behind bars pleaded in court yesterday not to be jailed for his parents’ sake.
Calvin Trott, 51, of Smith’s, pleaded guilty in March to arson and wilful damage after setting fire to a car...
DATE: May 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A teenaged man yesterday appeared in Magistrates’ Court to face charges in connection with a daytime firearms incident at Divots Bar and Grill in Warwick earlier this month.
Josiah King, 18, was charged with possession on May 10 of a firearm – a Gene...
DATE: May 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson