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A Canadian woman smuggled $48,750 worth of cocaine into Bermuda by concealing it in condoms inside her body.
Kayla Nicol, 22, admitted to officials that she had narcotics on her when she arrived at LF Wade International Airport on Sunday, January 16....
DATE: Jan 21, 2011
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A man accused of terrorising the family of his ex-girlfriend was yesterday sentenced to five years in prison for a murder threat.
Kishauni Wolffe, 24, of Dundonald Street had pleaded guilty in Supreme Court of sending a text message to Donald Foley i...
DATE: Jan 21, 2011
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A defence lawyer yesterday branded an alleged sex assault victim “a liar and a thief” as she recounted his criminal past.
Shade Subair revealed the convictions of 21-year-old former office clerk Mr X as she cross-examined him during the trial of her ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A drug dealer was jailed for three years and fined $63,000 by a magistrate minutes after receiving a two-year sentence from a judge in another case.
Kenneth Thompson Jr, 24, admitted possessing cannabis and ecstasy after being caught red-handed by po...
DATE: Jan 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A young father who claimed he was kicked in the face by a policeman has been found not guilty of assaulting the same officer.
But Troy Smith, 29, did behave in an “angry, aggressive and profane” manner on July 4 last year, according to Magistrate Kha...
DATE: Jan 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A teacher who was hit in the head with a cricket bat by her fiancé’s ex sobbed in court yesterday as she told how the woman had “abused” her for four years.
Tara Burchall broke down in tears after Audrey Swainson admitted a charge of common assault b...
DATE: Jan 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A social inquiry report was ordered for a 43-year-old man who punched through a window at the Bermuda Industrial Union gas station.
David Trott, of Ramgoat Hill, Smith’s, also admitted using threatening words to police on January 16.
Yesterday he sai...
DATE: Jan 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman was fined $2,400 for assaulting Police officers but not before her lawyer tried to convince a Magistrate she was the one who got assaulted.
Latoya Simons, 28, pleaded guilty to telling female officer Chaquita Simmons: “You f*****g b*tch, f**k...
DATE: Jan 19, 2011
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Court
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A man who claimed he stole phones because he was owed money picked up a $1,500 fine in Magistrates’ Court.
Haile Smith, 28, of St Monica’s Road, Pembroke, admitted taking two BlackBerry phones from Derek Ingham.
He told Senior Magistrate Archibald W...
DATE: Jan 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former office clerk who claims he was repeatedly sexually assaulted by his manager told a court yesterday he had “wanted to kill” the much older man.
Mr X describing two of the ten assaults he claims took place between February and June 2009, when ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
