Crime & Court

Medical concerns delay Gardiner's sentencing

CHIEF Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt said she would not sentence a man convicted of possessing an illegal firearm and ammunition until his medical concerns have been addressed.

Woman could face death penalty over Long Island murder

A WOMAN arraigned on Friday in connection with the murder and robbery of a web shop employee in Long Island could be facing the death penalty if convicted at trial.

Man charged with nightclub murder and causing public terror

EMMANUEL Rolle, 25, formerly a wanted suspect, was charged on Friday in connection with the January 25 fatal shooting of Defence Force marine Angelo Dorsette at the G-Spot nightclub at Faith Avenue north.

Policeman accused over secret sex tapes given bail

A FORMER police officer facing trial in connection with the production of child pornography left the Magistrate’s Court complex yesterday flanked by relatives after being released on $5,000 bail.

One suspect in nightclub murder turns himself in

A 25-year-old man wanted by police to help in their investigation into the murder of a Royal Bahamas Defence Force marine has turned himself in for questioning.

Punishment delayed for man who molested 11-year-old girl and got her pregnant

A MAN must wait longer before he learns of his punishment for unlawful sexual intercourse with an underage girl who he compelled to get an abortion after discovering she was pregnant.

Murder trials for six men to start in 2016

SIX men awaiting trial for three separate murder cases were informed that the matters have now been set for 2016.

29-year-old man accused of sex attack on six-year-old girl

A MAN was remanded to prison without bail after he was arraigned in connection with the sexual assault of a six-year-old girl.

Teenager in court on child porn charges

A TEEN was granted $5,000 bail yesterday after he was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on charges of possession and dissemination of child pornography.

Murder suspect fears for his life from alleged killers in jail

A MAN arraigned on a murder charge in Magistrate’s Court yesterday expressed fear for his life from persons in prison allegedly connected to the killings of his brothers.

Sex tapes suspect rearraigned after error

A MAN, previously arraigned in connection with the production of child pornography, appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon for re-arraignment because of an “inadvertent error”.