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A woman who waited five years for her drugs case to be resolved has been given a suspended six-month jail sentence. Magistrates’ Court heard that Zaharrin Simmons, 30, had been fighting two counts of drug possession in an increased penalty zone since...

A man found guilty of a Christmas Eve murder has called on the Court of Appeal to quash his conviction over how the jury was selected for his trial. Wolda Gardner was jailed for the premeditated murder of Malcolm Augustus in 2012 and using a firearm ...

The daughter of a senior who suffered brain injuries after an unprovoked attack said the incident had torn her family apart. Tiffany Smith told the Supreme Court yesterday that her father, Herndon, used to be an independent and loving family man — bu...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...