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A confessed heroin addict who broke into a woman’s house while she slept has been jailed for ten years.
Wayne Eugene Smith, 46, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and causing actual bodily harm on March 1.
At his sentencing, Puisne ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man caught with a twist of cocaine in his pocket has been fined $800 in Magistrates’ Court.
Troy Bremar, 44, of Beacon Hill Lane, Sandys, was searched on July 19 after police spotted a group of men behaving suspiciously in an open area along Cambri...
DATE: Nov 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man accused of repeated cheque fraud has been remanded in custody, pending trial in Magistrates’ Court.
Jahroy Simons, 27, denied repeatedly altering cheques and cashing them at local businesses.
The Southampton resident is accused of a spree of of...
DATE: Nov 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man who attacked a senior citizen in her own bed, choking her and trying to rip her clothes off, has been jailed.
During the assault the 66-year-old victim fought back and kicked Andre Gino James, 30, in the groin causing him to flee.
James has bee...
DATE: Nov 08, 2013
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A Pembroke man who admitted having sex with an underage girl was this morning jailed for four years.
Kishauni Wolffe, 28, pleaded guilty earlier this year to three counts of having unlawful carnal knowledge with a girl under the age of 16.
He met the...
DATE: Nov 07, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who admitting slapping his pregnant girlfriend has been jailed for six months at Magistrates’ Court after breaching his probation.
Damany Burchall, 32, was threatened with a further year’s imprisonment for the assault, depending on the outcome ...
DATE: Nov 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A convicted murderer given extra time in jail for a serious assault on a fellow prisoner has seen his double sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal.
This means that in theory, 36-year-old Antoine Anderson could remain in Westgate prison until the yea...
DATE: Nov 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man incurred a hefty fine as well as a one-year ban from the roads after appearing before Magistrates’ Court for offences committed more than six years ago.
Jared Hollis, 28, of Spanish Point, told Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner he had no recol...
DATE: Nov 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Convicted killer David Jahwell Cox will have his sentencing reconsidered by his trial judge as a result of a recent ruling by London’s Privy Council.
Cox, 34, was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of the 2010 murder of Raymond Troy...
DATE: Nov 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Convicted murderers Kevin Warner and Antonio Myers will have their sentences reconsidered as a result of a London Privy Council ruling.
Myers, 28, was given a minimum sentence of 38 years for the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Kumi Harford, who was gu...
DATE: Nov 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes