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A 46-year-old guest worker has denied an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman in St George’s.
The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, denied the charge on July 21 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo relea...
DATE: Sep 28, 2018
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A jury found Travone Saltus guilty of the gang-related shooting of wheelchair-bound Lorenzo Stovell last night.
The five men and seven women on the jury delivered a 10-2 majority verdict after more than six hours of deliberation.
Saltus was convicted...
DATE: Sep 27, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The absence of a key witness sparked a retrial in the case of Travone Saltus, who was last night convicted of the murder of wheelchair-bound Lorenzo Stovell.
Saltus was convicted of the killing last year and sentenced to 25 years behind bars.
However...
DATE: Sep 27, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man accused of murder shot a paralysed man dead to earn his “stripes” in a West End gang, Supreme Court heard yesterday.
However, Richard Horseman, lawyer for defendant Travone Saltus, said the Crown’s entire case was built on the evidence of Troy ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 42-year-old woman was fined $200 yesterday after admitting trespassing at a Hamilton Parish grocery store.
Tomika Swan-Taylor, from Hamilton Parish, pleaded guilty to trespassing at the Shelly Bay MarketPlace on August 16.
Magistrates’ Court hear...
DATE: Sep 26, 2018
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A man was fined $300 after he admitted helping a woman avoid paying for parking in return for “money for beers”.
Gregory Dill, 56, from Devonshire, pleaded guilty to aiding a driver to make off without having paid $81.
Magistrates’ Court heard that...
DATE: Sep 26, 2018
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A woman was charged yesterday with causing the death of a passenger in her car when she crashed in St George’s.
Kelly-Ann Damasio, 30, was accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of Rakai Augustus.
Magistrates’ Court was told that Mr August...
DATE: Sep 26, 2018
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A man who launched a knife attack fuelled by “testosterone and jealousy” was jailed for two years yesterday at the Supreme Court.
Christopher Flood, 32, admitted stabbing Walter Pereira, who had visited his house to see his ten-year-old daughter and ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A drink-driver who seriously injured two of his passengers in a crash has been fined banned from the roads for three years.
Jachael Gibson, 25, from Warwick, admitted two counts of causing grievous bodily harm by driving while over the legal alcohol ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men appeared in court yesterday charged with separate child pornography offences.
A 40-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged in Magistrates’ Court with eight counts of accessing child pornography.
The incidents are alle...
DATE: Sep 22, 2018
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Court
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