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A woman convicted of driving without due care has had her conviction quashed after an appeal to the Supreme Court.
Julia Cabral was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court in May, but Chief Justice Ian Kawaley found the magistrate had not properly detaile...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman has appeared in court accused of attacking a schoolgirl.
Wendy Woodley denied assaulting the Berkeley Institute student on the school campus on December 7.
The 47-year-old from Smith’s, who appeared at Magistrates’ Court this morning, was rel...
DATE: Dec 23, 2015
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Court
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A Pembroke man who spent more than a day in custody after scuffling with police was this morning given an absolute discharge.
Damien Daniels, 21, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to charges of violently resisting arrest and obstructing an officer...
DATE: Dec 22, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A motorcyclist has admitted causing the death of a father by driving carelessly.
Jason Stovell crashed into Winston Jones at the junction of Reid Street and Court Street killing him and injuring his 14-year-old son, Shirwin, who was his pillion passe...
DATE: Dec 21, 2015
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Court
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An armed burglar who accidentally shot his accomplice during a home invasion has been jailed.
Josef Smith and two other men raided a Hamilton Parish home on May 14, last year before making off with two mobile phones.
Yesterday at Supreme Court Smith...
DATE: Dec 19, 2015
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Court
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A man whose prison sentence was extended by a year after cannabis was found in his cell has seen his sentence reduced after an appeal.
Everett Jahni Bean, 33, was originally sentenced to 15 years in prison for his involvement in a 2011 plot to import...
DATE: Dec 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A driver whose passenger died after the car they were travelling in hit a tree at high speed has been jailed.
Bryan Daniel had previously been found guilty of causing the death of Nikko Robinson-Woodley by dangerous driving after a trial.
Yesterday,...
DATE: Dec 17, 2015
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Court
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The head of the company which owns Henry VIII restaurant has been acquitted of attacking a cocktail waitress.
William Paul King, president and CEO of Long Botham Boats Ltd, vehemently denied the charge of common assault, which he called “offensive” a...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A mother of three has been jailed for life for the murder of a teenage boy.
Kiahna Trott-Edwards was told she would spend a minimum of eight years behind bars for fatally striking Shijuan Mungal around the head with a baseball bat before she could be...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Two men and a woman have been banned from the roads for drink-driving offences.
Randall Hall, 32, from Devonshire, received a three-year ban from the roads for driving while more than 2½ times over the legal limit of 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan