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An elderly woman said her hair was falling out and she had become ill because of stress after she was forced to take legal action against a government junior minister who owed her $19,000 in unpaid rent. Margaret Harvey accused Curtis Richardson, a...

An elderly woman broke down in tears yesterday as she told a court of the stress caused by a senator’s repeated refusal to hand over $19,000 in unpaid rent. Margaret Harvey, who is in her 70s, told the Supreme Court that Curtis Richardson, a Progress...

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old schoolgirl almost 20 years ago. Jamel Simons, 38, had admitted that he had sex with the child – but argued that he should not have been convicted of sexual assa...

The Supreme Court has been hit by “extreme staff shortages” because of Covid-19 pandemic, officials have said. A circular said: “As a result of Covid-19, and other unexpected circumstances, the Civil and Commercial Division of the Supreme Court is co...

A jobless man escaped a penalty after he admitted breaching a Covid-19 curfew. Police spotted Kevin Gardiner, 41, walking along Kindley Field Road in St George’s at about 2.15am on December 31, 2020, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday. He told office...

A man was given a break by a magistrate after he said he stole from a hardware store to pay for medication. Lairy Hassell, 58, pleaded guilty yesterday to the theft of $207 worth of goods from Masters Home Centre. Hassell told the court that he suffe...

A man was fined $900 yesterday after he admitted being in charge of a boat while impaired. Mark Riihiluoma, 50, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to the offence, which happened on October 29 last year near Darrell’s Wharf in Warwick. The amount of...

A man was charged in Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning in connection with a stabbing. Steven Ming, 58, was accused of wounding Caldric Nash with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The incident was alleged to have happened on Sunday in St George...

A man was fined $500 yesterday but escaped a ban after he was caught riding his motorcycle at almost three times the speed limit. O’Dell Grant, 36, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to driving at 99km/h. The incident happened on August 17 last yea...

A homeless man who spent three months in custody for two break-ins has been sentenced to time already served. Kim Knights, 37, was released by Magistrates’ Court after he spent the time on remand while he awaited sentence. Knights pleaded guilty on O...

A man has been fined $1,500 after he was convicted of a breach of curfew regulations. Jahkari Tucker, 25, was found guilty in Magistrates’ court of contravening the 11pm-to-5am curfew in Paget on December 19, 2020. The court heard that Tucker, from P...

A man who had to be subdued with a Taser after he fought with police was shown mercy in Magistrates’ Court yesterday. The court heard that Charles Warren, 27, resisted arrest when officers tried to arrest him after he shouted, swore and broke a windo...