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A man who tried to mail gun parts to the island in a series of packages was yesterday jailed for 14 years.
James Rumley, 39, was found guilty last month of three counts of importation of firearm components last year by a unanimous verdict.
Puisne Jud...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager who flipped a car while with three passengers on board was yesterday fined $1,500 after he admitted drink driving.
Kirk Stapff, 19, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to having care and control of a vehicle while impaired.
The court hear...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The cousin of a former Cabinet minister has been Called to the Bar.
Monica Kelly, 27, was welcomed into the legal world on Friday surrounded by family members – including her cousin, Wayne Caines, a former national security minister.
Ms Kelly told th...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A 74-year-old driver accused of injuring a cycling magistrate maintained his innocence yesterday during his Magistrates’ Court trial.
Brian Alkon, from St George’s, denies causing grievous bodily harm to Craig Attridge by driving a vehicle without du...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A woman yesterday denied responsibility for an alleged dog attack on a nine-year-old boy.
Chantelle Thomas, 46, pleaded not guilty to being in charge of a female pitbull-type dog named Cassie and a male pitbull-type dog named Cola that injured Aston ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A teenager who used to be in the care of the Government’s child protection agency said yesterday she acted out at the airport to avoid being sent to an overseas treatment centre.
The 18-year-old told Magistrates’ Court that she tried to leave the air...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man who admitted accessing more than 23,000 items of child pornography was today given a ten month suspended sentence.
Wong Li Shan was told in the Supreme Court that, although the material was “abhorrent”, it was on the lowest level of the scale.
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DATE: Dec 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A graduate of the pupillage programme at law firm Appleby has been Called to the Bar.
Ashley Bento spent the first 12 months of her two-year training stint at the firm in the corporate and insurance departments.
Ms Bento now works with John Wasty, th...
DATE: Dec 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A 66-year-old man has appeared in Magistrates’ Court charged with seven counts of sexual assault.
A police spokesman said the case was referred to the Supreme Court sitting on February 1 next year.
He added: “Extra time was given as he was to travel ...
DATE: Dec 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A man accused of plotting to smuggle gun parts into the island maintained his innocence yesterday despite links to three separate packages with contraband.
Prosecutor Cindy Clarke said James Rumley, 39, would have to be “the most unlucky man” on the ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes