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An alleged gunman insisted yesterday that he was not involved in a daylight attack on Court Street on Mother’s Day.
Jahmico Trott, 33, also denied he offered a man $20,000 to give false information during his appeal case or that he threatened the sam...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A love of the law that started in high school has led to a Call to the Bar.
Amelia Oatley thanked magistrate Maxanne Anderson and senior magistrate Juan Wolffe, who she said “inspired, encouraged and supported me throughout my journey”.
She added: “I...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s legal community paid tribute to former Chief Justice, the late Sir Austin Ward, who died in his native Barbados last month at the age of 85.
In a special online hearing held on Friday, Sir Christopher Clarke, President of the Court of Appea...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 25-year-old man yesterday denied a series of sex assaults on a 15-year-old girl.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to three counts of sex assault on a child while in a position of trust.
The in...
DATE: Mar 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A former One Bermuda Alliance candidate and ex-chairman of the West End Development Corporation has been warned he faced a jail sentence after he was convicted of a sex assault on a 20-year-old woman.
Raymond Charlton, 62, was found guilty of the ass...
DATE: Mar 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A dog owner was yesterday charged with owning two pitbulls alleged to have savaged several family pets.
Kiare Hollis, 41, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to keeping a male pitbull, named Cuddles, and a female pitbull, named Grace, that kille...
DATE: Mar 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A teenager jailed for a daylight robbery had his conviction and sentence quashed yesterday because of his age.
OJ Campbell, 17, admitted that he used an imitation firearm to rob the Rubis gas station on St John’s Road on May 28, last year.
He was sen...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A police officer accused of posting a “grossly offensive” meme online has launched legal action against the Crown.
Barbi Bishop, a constable, argued the charge breached the freedom of conscience and expression guaranteed by the Constitution.
The ac...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Court reports were ordered on a man who admitted growing eight cannabis plants at his home in Devonshire.
Kiwadme Roberts, 40, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to a single count of cultivating cannabis in an increased penalty zone.
The court hear...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian forklift truck driver in Britain was jailed after he punched an ex-football star so hard he knocked a tooth out.
Damien Swan, 34, launched an unprovoked attack on Gary McAllister, a former Liverpool and Leeds United player, as he tried to...
DATE: Mar 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor