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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 ...

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 ...

A man who was found riding without a motorcycle helmet and later refused to take a breath test was fined $1,500 yesterday. Brydon Rutherford, 30, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to refusal to take the breath test. The court heard police spotted...

A man pleaded not guilty to possession of a prohibited weapon after he was accused of owning an air rifle. Romario Dill, 25, denied the charge today during Magistrates’ Court. The incident was alleged to have happened on September 10. Magistrate Maxa...

A man who almost collided with other drivers last month while on his way home was fined $1,500 yesterday after pleading guilty to drink-driving. Magistrates’ Court heard that police stationed on Middle Road in Southampton spotted Madagedara Gunasingh...

Defendants are being denied a fair trial in Magistrates’ Court because of inefficiencies that cause hearings to drag on for years, it has been claimed. Top attorney Jerome Lynch QC made the accusation during a Court of Appeal hearing yesterday into t...

A group of defence lawyers yesterday launched a bid to appeal the convictions of three men jailed for murder and attempted murder. The move came in the wake of a ruling earlier this year which deemed that the jury selection process in criminal trials...

A Bermudian man who lived in the US smuggled gun parts into the island concealed in two packages containing auto tools and spare parts, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday. James Rumley, 38, originally from Sandys, was living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylv...

Three men have denied an assault on another man. Josonne Smith, 52, Joseph Smith, 72, and Jay-Lon Roberts, 30, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to an assault on Donavan Allan and causing him bodily harm. The incident is alleged to have happen...

A magistrate has launched a legal action against a friend he claimed was driving his BMW last year when it crashed, which led to both men being charged with refusal of a breath test. Lawyers for Khamisi Tokunbo filed a Writ of Summons at the Supreme ...