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A man who admitted an assault on his mother because he missed a lift for a Covid-19 test was ordered yesterday to have a mental health assessment.
Percy Smith, 23, pleaded guilty at Magistrates’ Court to an assault on his mother, as well as to two co...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A would-be burglar bit off more than he could chew when he broke into a hotel room occupied by a British Army officer and his wife.
Captain Richard Hind of the Royal Anglian Regiment tackled raider Paul Williams and subdued him with the help of anoth...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Court of Appeal judge has called for digital recording in court cases to speed up proceedings.
Justice of Appeal Geoffrey Bell made the recommendation in a written judgment in the case of Kenneth Williams, who was convicted in Magistrates’ Court of...
DATE: Dec 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder in connection with an alleged home invasion.
It was alleged in Magistrates’ Court that Pelealkhai Williams tried to kill Jakai Harford on December 12 at a house in St George’s.
Mr Williams, 32...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man and a woman denied involvement in an alleged $65,000 money laundering scheme.
Judah Roberts, 25, from Smith’s, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday to the transfer of $65,000 in cash that he knew or suspected was the proceeds of ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A hit-and-run victim who lost everything after he was run over by a drunk driver has demanded changes to the law to protect victims in similar cases.
Antonio DaCosta, 56, said he was in constant pain and unable to pay his bills or get further surge...
DATE: Dec 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A cost-cutting policy that forced Legal Aid clients to use an “in-house” Government lawyer rather than their own counsel is to be challenged in the Supreme Court, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The news came after Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-Gen...
DATE: Dec 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A 74-year-old driver charged with causing grievious bodily harm to a magistrate was yesterday accused of trying to shift the blame on to the alleged victim.
Nicole Smith, for the Crown, told Magistrates’ Court that Brian Alkon failed to pay attentio...
DATE: Dec 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man caught trying to sneak more than $67,000 out of Bermuda has lost a Supreme Court legal battle to get the cash back.
Puisne Judge Sade Subair Williams ruled that, on the balance of probabilities, the cash was the proceeds of crime – specifically...
DATE: Dec 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The trial of a senior Government care worker charged with an assault a teenager in her care will return to Magistrates’ Court next year.
Kennette Robinson, 52, has denied charges that she punched and mistreated a 17-year-old girl in an incident at th...
DATE: Dec 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes