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A judge ruled that police can detain an alleged gang member arrested over last week’s double murder for another 12 days, and a second man for 13 days. The ruling followed an application made at Supreme Court yesterday by prosecutor Susan Mulligan und...

Murder-accused Norris Simpson may have been angry with his alleged victim Ida James over money he owed her, a prosecutor alleged. Mr Simpson is alleged to have murdered Ms James, who was his landlady, at her Paget home overnight on September 1 2011. ...

The Coalition for the Protection of Children has echoed the calls of a grieving parent for a crackdown on those breaching childcare rules. The Royal Gazette reported earlier this week that childminder Jennifer Franks was handed a suspended sentence a...

A childminder was handed a suspended sentence and community service over the death of a toddler who accidentally strangled himself when she left him home alone. Nasir Burgess, 18 months, was left in a playpen close to an electrical cord dangling from...

Murder victim Ida James suffered defence wounds in a struggle before her death, Supreme Court heard yesterday. Forensic pathologist Dr Chitra Rao said Ms James, 66, suffered 60 stab wounds to her torso — some of which penetrated her liver, kidney and...

Chief Justice Ian Kawaley has expressed concern over Bermuda’s “disgracefully inadequate” court facilities. He also highlighted the rocketing costs of the legal aid system, and called for criminal procedures to be modernised. In a speech at a special...

A tenant who owed money to retired social worker Ida James murdered her in her home by stabbing her 60 times, prosecutors allege. The body of Ms James, 66, was discovered in a pool of blood on the floor of her Berry Hill, Paget, home by another of he...

A Nepalese man told a jury of the “panicked” moment that he tried to report a murder to 911 — but the operator could not understand his broken English. Dipankar Maharjan was alerted to the slaying of 66-year-old Ida James by his wife, Dev Kumari Maha...