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A “prolific offender” has been jailed for three years after running up more than $8,000 on someone else’s debit account.
John Charles Edwards, 43, of Ferry Road, St George’s, was called a “con man” for the second time in ten weeks by Senior Magistrat...
DATE: Jun 24, 2011
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 25-year-old Pembroke man accused of attempted murder has walked free after spending more than three months behind bars. Charges have been dismissed against Kinte Upcombla Smith.
He had been charged alongside Jahmel Blakeney and Sanchey Grant, of s...
DATE: Jun 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A father-of-two who punched a man unconscious in a bar, splitting his head open and causing him to lose two teeth, walked free from court yesterday.
Richard Brown, 36, hugged his tearful wife after receiving a six-month conditional discharge for ass...
DATE: Jun 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Accused murderer Leroy Symons told police his brother killed Shane Minors to make a name for himself in the Parkside gang, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
Mr Symons told police in an April 2010 interview that Ronniko Burchall, his half brother, a...
DATE: Jun 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two Warwick men who tried to flee from police in a car with cocaine and heroin have been brought before Magistrates’ Court.
Damon Morris, 21, denied possession of the drugs and possessing cocaine with intent to supply.
Quincy Simmons, 18, told the co...
DATE: Jun 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Accused killer Ronniko Burchall admitted killing Shane Minors, witness Andrew Laws told Supreme Court yesterday.
However Mr Laws admitted that he was addicted to drugs and living in a tent at the time of the alleged confession.
While Jerome Lynch QC,...
DATE: Jun 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police were called to a Pembroke guest house yesterday, after management reported an altercation between a man and one of their guests.
The custody dispute over a small child resulted in an almost two-hour wait while police remained inside with the m...
DATE: Jun 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The mother of child killer Ze Selassie’s victim has reacted with horror to the news he could get out of prison seven years earlier than his original 35-year term.
The Court of Appeal ruled last week that Selassie should become eligible for parole aft...
DATE: Jun 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Chief Justice Richard Ground has requested further assistance in sentencing a 25-year-old mentally ill man for sexually attacking a five-year-old girl.
Justice Ground adjourned the sentencing of Merrick Seaman, of Park Hill, Warwick, who suffers from...
DATE: Jun 22, 2011
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Court
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Murder accused Leroy Symons told Police his half brother Ronniko Burchall confessed to shooting Shane Minors.
Mr Minors, 30, was fatally shot on December 17, 2009, in a stairwell leading to his lower floor apartment on South Terrace, Pembroke.
Mr Bur...
DATE: Jun 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
