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Defence lawyers attacked the evidence against two men accused of attempted murder yesterday, arguing that the evidence before the courts supports their innocence.
While prosecutors have alleged that 26-year-old Devon Hewey was the rider of the motorc...
DATE: Oct 30, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 48-year-old youth leader who forced his tongue into a young boy’s mouth did so without any “sexual purpose”, his lawyer claimed in court.
Milton Richardson, of Devonshire, was found guilty in March of four counts of touching the schoolboy for a sex...
DATE: Oct 30, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Two men accused of attempted murder in which gunshots were fired haphazardly outside a Hamilton nightclub faced the closing arguments in their Supreme Court trial yesterday.
Devon Hewey, 26, and Cervio Cox, 31, have been on trial for more than a mont...
DATE: Oct 29, 2014
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A teenager has admitted having sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl.
During an appearance in the Supreme Court, the defendant pleaded guilty to a single count of having unlawful carnal knowledge with a girl who was between the age of 14 and 16.
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DATE: Oct 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A father-of-seven who launched a violent and unprovoked attack on the head of the Filipino Association has been jailed for 12 months.
Desai Jones confronted Joey Prevendido in the street and shouted “f***ing foreigners, they are taking our jobs” befo...
DATE: Oct 27, 2014
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Court
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An inmate charged with having cannabis in his cell had the charges against him dismissed after prosecutors failed to prove he was aware of the drug’s presence.
Garrett Burrows, 47, had denied a charge of possessing cannabis in an increased penalty zo...
DATE: Oct 27, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A woman accused of assaulting a bus driver has been charged with assault against another person in a separate incident.
Cinamin Lovell Grant, 23, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to a single count of assaulting Santina Harvey in an incident o...
DATE: Oct 25, 2014
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Court
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A Pembroke pair appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to answer a raft of drug charges.
James Waldron, 29, and Malisa Swan, 28, denied charges of possessing cocaine, cannabis and cannabis resin with intent to supply.
They further denied cultivatin...
DATE: Oct 16, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man convicted of molesting a ten-year-old boy and attacking those attempting to stop him with a claw hammer will appeal against his sentence next month.
Jomar Caines was convicted in 2011 after admitting sexually exploiting a young person and kidna...
DATE: Oct 15, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 26-year-old woman was last night found guilty of a machete attack outside Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club.
Chanel Smith was remanded in custody after a jury convicted her of attacking Collisha Burch with the blade on November 9, 2013. She was also convic...
DATE: Oct 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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