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A 48-year-old man denied the cultivation of cannabis and possession of the drug with intent to supply at an appearance in Magistrates’ Court today. Peter Bell also denied possession of a grinder. It is alleged that police found the plants and drug eq...

A man accused of causing a fatal boat crash in Hamilton Harbour told a court yesterday he shared the blame with others. Andrew Lake said the collision was the fault of three vessels, including the one carrying Mary McKee, who died as a result of the ...

A 42-year-old man was charged in Magistrates’ Court today with intent to do bodily harm to a woman. Ivan Trott, from Paget, is alleged to have committed the offence at a house in Warwick on Tuesday. The offence is indictable and must be heard in the ...

A Bermudian man fined after he unleashed a torrent of abuse at aircrew and a family on a flight to the island has had his conviction overturned. Peter Sanderson, counsel for Helder Viera, argued that his client could not be convicted in Bermuda as th...

A man accused of causing a fatal boat crash told the Supreme Court yesterday he at first thought he had hit a buoy. Andrew Lake, 27, said he heard screams after the impact and realised he had been involved in a collision with another boat. Mr Lake to...

A man accused of causing the death of a woman in a Hamilton Harbour boat crash told police he “just didn’t see” the vessel, a court heard yesterday. Jurors were played a video recording of a police interview with Andrew Lake, who was questioned the d...

A brave survivor of child sex abuse said yesterday she had to face in court the man who violated her almost 50 years ago. The woman said: “I had to do that. I had to be in court.” She was speaking after Bernard Marshall, now 72, was jailed for four ...

A homeless man was sentenced to a total of four months in jail after he admitted theft and trespassing charges yesterday. Terrence Parsons, 50, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and trespassing with intent to steal. Magistrates’ Court heard that ...

A yachtsman involved in a fatal crash said he was lucky not to have lost a leg after a motorboat smashed into his inflatable. Charlie Watson said his boat did not have lights, but that the collision would not have been as serious if the other boat ha...

A man who claimed he was a hero after he set off a fire alarm in Magistrates’ Court was jailed for six months yesterday. Jerry Williams, 54, said he triggered the alarm at the Dame Lois Browne-Evans Building in Hamilton because he saw someone in the ...