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A man jailed for a series of sex offences against a young girl will appeal his conviction before the Court of Appeal next month. Kenneth Williams, 47, was sentenced to three years in prison last year after he was convicted in Magistrates' Court of si...

The decision not to charge two police officers with a serious sex assault on a male colleague came under the spotlight at a Supreme Court judicial review yesterday. The court heard that Larry Mussenden, the Director of Public Prosecutions, decided no...

A 33-year-old woman has been banned from the roads for 18 months and fined $1000 after she pleaded guilty to refusal to take a breath test. Magistrates’ Court heard that Whitney Francis-Burrows, from Smith’s, was stopped by police at 11.41pm on Septe...

A member of the judiciary relived a 2019 traffic accident that left him in “extreme pain for three to four days” when he took the witness box yesterday in Magistrates’ Court. Craig Attridge, who serves as a magistrate, claimed that he suffered a frac...

The Supreme Court has sunk a lawsuit over the failed sale of a refurbished boat. Sean DeSilva had offered Adam Gibbons and Ryan Heyrana the “all-inclusive” price of $15,000 to bring in the 1979 20ft Aquasport centre console from Florida, and give it ...

Two prison inmates admitted an assault on a prison officer more than two years ago. Mikiel Thomas, 22, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to an assault on David Lawes that caused him bodily harm. His co-accused, Josef Smith, 32, admitted ...

A man caught riding erratically and almost lost control of his motorcycle was banned from the roads for 18 months after he admitted being more than double the legal alcohol limit. Elijah Simmons, 29, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to ...

A former department store employee denied the theft of more than $33,000 from her past employers. Michelle Cymbron, 27, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to the theft of $33,171 from the Hamilton-based Gibbons Company. The offence is alleged t...

A man weeks away from having an 18-month road ban lifted was yesterday taken off the road for twice as long and fined after he was caught drink-driving and speeding. Kevin Stephens, 32, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to drink-driving, speeding,...

A man who admitted threatening the lives of several people and damaging his ex-wife’s car was given two years’ probation yesterday. Paulo Medeiros, 44, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to three counts of using threatening words and damaging a car...