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The Court of Appeal has dismissed an allegation of malfeasance by a mother against the Department of Child and Family Services.
The appellant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, sought damages for pain and suffering caused by supervision ord...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was fined $300 yesterday after he admitted stealing a knife from a hardware store.
Dennis Richardson, 29, pleaded guilty to the theft at a virtual session of Magistrates’ Court.
The court heard that Richardson visited Gorham’s hardware store on...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Three people were yesterday charged with Covid-19 curfew breaches.
Tyven Hayward-Fletcher, 40, was fined $1,500 after he admitted breaching the earlier midnight to 5am curfew.
But Hayward-Fletcher told Magistrates’ Court during the virtual session th...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man was yesterday charged with a serious sex assault on a woman on her way to work.
The 38-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at a virtual Magistrates’ Court hearing charged with the incident.
He was not required to enter...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A police officer charged with careless driving will return to Magistrates’ Court after the Supreme Court ruled that she did have a case to answer.
Latasha Celestine, a police officer, was charged with the offence after a traffic collision involving h...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was filmed with his knee on George Floyd’s neck in May 2020. Chauvin faces murder and manslaughter charges for the encounter that sparked months ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
RG Live
A woman who crashed her car on a night out was banned from the road for 18 months after she admitted being more than double the legal alcohol limit.
Annabelle Garcia, 21, pleaded guilty during a virtual Magistrates’ Court session yesterday (MON) to d...
DATE: Apr 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Another three people were charged with Covid-19 breaches yesterday during an online Magistrates’ Court session.
Kamesh Wilkinson, 39, pleaded guilty to breaking the previous midnight to 5am curfew on January 23.
The court heard that police stopped Wi...
DATE: Apr 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Three more people were fined for Covid-19 breaches today in an online Magistrates’ Court session.
The court heard that Shawn Simmons, 37, was stopped by police at about 1am on February 16 near the junction of Middle Road and Burnt House Hill in Warwi...
DATE: Apr 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two people caught by police on South Road in breach of curfew were dealt fines in Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning.
Keishay Bean-Virgil, 33, pleaded guilty to a charge that she breached curfew in an incident on January 16.
The court heard Bean-Vi...
DATE: Apr 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes