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"Second murder case put on hold"

A man accused of premeditated murder may now not stand trial for the offence. Crown counsel Susan Mulligan yesterday told Supreme Court that the case against Roger Lightbourne Jr had been put on hold. Mr Lightbourne had been charged with murdering 26...
Apr 04, 2013
Other

"Man convicted of machete attack"

A Pembroke man attacked an acquaintance with a machete after he refused to give him a cigarette. Ahijah Dill then told Miguel Swan to drop the charges or be killed “next time”. Dill, 27, was yesterday found guilty in Supreme Court by a majority verdi...
Apr 03, 2013
Court

"Prosecutors put murder case on hold"

Two men charged with murder and attempted murder may now not stand trial after prosecutors put the case on hold. David Jahwell Cox and Devon Rohn Hewey had been jointly charged with the premeditated murder of James Lawes, and the attempted murders of...
Apr 03, 2013
Court

"Man admits threatening to kill pregnant ex-girlfriend"

A man admitted sending his pregnant ex-girlfriend text messages threatening to kill her when he appeared at yesterday’s monthly arraignments session at Supreme Court. Makonnen Lowe, 26, of West Avenue, Southampton, pleaded guilty to one charge of thr...
Apr 02, 2013
Court

"Alleged burglar’s conviction quashed"

A Pembroke man who spent just over a year on remand before he was found guilty on a charge of burglary had his conviction quashed on appeal in the Supreme Court. Robert Hewey was charged in Magistrates’ Court on February 13, 2012 with burglary at the...
Mar 29, 2013
Court

"Sentencing for man who killed landlady delayed"

Convicted murderer Norris Simpson will have to wait until next month to discover his sentence for the brutal 2011 slaying of his landlady, Ida James. Simpson, 54, who was found guilty of the killing of the retired social worker following a two-week l...
Mar 28, 2013
Court

"Charged driver claims pile-up victim was in wrong lane"

A man charged with causing a three-vehicle collision told Supreme Court the alleged victim was in the wrong lane. Eric Dunkley, 40, has denied a charge of causing taxi driver Christopher Dailey grievous bodily harm through reckless driving in an earl...
Mar 20, 2013
Court

"Taxi driver denies being impaired on night of crash"

A taxi driver thought he was dead following a head-on traffic collision in St David’s. Christopher Dailey told Supreme Court he saw two headlights racing towards him and attempted to veer away, but was unable to escape the impact. “I remember seeing ...
Mar 13, 2013
Court

"Cabby recounts St David’s road pile-up"

An early-morning three-car pile up in Southside landed a taxi driver in hospital and a second motorist in court. Eric Dunkley went on trial yesterday charged with causing injury by reckless driving as a result of the crash, which took place on June 5...
Mar 12, 2013
Crime

"Man admits threatening to kill ex-girlfriend"

A St George’s man has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill his former girlfriend. At a hearing in Supreme Court yesterday morning, Detroy Smith, 27, admitted that he made the threat to Mikaela Pearman on October 24 last year. Smith denied a further ...
Mar 12, 2013
Court

"Teenager convicted of handling firearm"

A Pembroke teenager whose DNA was found on the trigger of a gun was yesterday jailed for handling the firearm. Dameko Dublin, 19, had denied having any contact with the Smith & Wesson revolver seized by officers on November 5, 2011. He was initially ...
Mar 09, 2013
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