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Police officers accidentally tainted criminal evidence with gunshot residue, a defence lawyer has suggested to the jury at a trial for an attempted gun murder.
Lawyer Marc Daniels also charged that a police firearms officer was giving inaccurate info...
DATE: Jan 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Accused gunman Blaine Simmons “acted in a very nervous manner” when stopped after a gang-related shooting last year in Sandys, a police firearms officer told the Supreme Court.
Mr Simmons denies attempting to murder Lo’Torean Durrant, as well as usin...
DATE: Jan 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman has admitted cursing at officers who were investigating the fatal stabbing of Verneil Richardson.
Shakeda Outerbridge, 25, from Hamilton Parish, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, to a charge of using offensive words in the Bail...
DATE: Jan 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man allegedly targeted by a gang has described running for his life from a “dark figure” outside his house — only to be gunned down before he could reach safety.
Lo’Torean Durrant, 23, took the stand on the opening day of trial for Blaine Simmons, ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Paget man faces allegations that he caused grievous bodily harm to a passenger, after losing control of the vehicle in December 2010.
John Wardman, 29, of Hallelu Lane, is accused of driving while impaired, driving over the legal blood-alcohol limi...
DATE: Jan 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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British hairdresser Lauren Davies has received a six-month prison sentence for importing more than $60,000 worth of cannabis resin.
The sentence was cut in half from one year in consideration of Davies’ assistance to police after she gave the names o...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Convicted killer David Cox has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years — the maximum penalty allowed under Bermuda law for premeditated murder.
Cox, 33, to life in prison for gunning down Troy (Yankee) Rawlins,...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A convicted killer has had his minimum sentenced more than halved as a result of a recent Privy Council ruling.
Antonio Myers, 28, had been sentenced to spend at least 38 years behind bars for the murder of Kumi Harford, however that sentence has now...
DATE: Jan 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A juvenile cleared of a murder charge was later incarcerated for more than two years — after pleading guilty to dodging a $32 taxi fare.
And one child advocacy group is now questioning whether Gary Hollis was treated harshly by the courts for the min...
DATE: Jan 16, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Hamilton Parish man will have to wait for the findings of a pathologist’s report to discover if he is to be charged with murder.
Vincent Outerbridge, 40, was convicted last November of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm in an attack on...
DATE: Jan 16, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
