By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS
Tribune Staff Reporter
lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
A MAN who has been granted bail two times had his bail reinstated after it was previously revoked for failing to comply with court-imposed conditions.
Cameron Moree, 20, was initially granted bail in April 2021 after being charged with murder earlier that year. However, in August 2023, he was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and later released on bail in January 2024.
In December 2024, his bail was revoked after he failed to appear at a case management hearing. He attended a further hearing on December 18, at which point he was taken into custody.
Prosecutors opposed his bail reinstatement, highlighting his repeated non-compliance with bail conditions. Reports from the Electronic Monitoring Device programme indicated that his battery was critically low on 16 occasions, and on four occasions, he was outside his designated inclusion zone.
In his judgement, Justice Neil Brathwaite wrote: “A further reading of the report indicated that the critical battery situation occurs when an alarm is generated as a result of the battery having only 1.5 to 2 hours of operating time remaining. There is no indication that the battery actually died. The inclusion zone violation indicated that the applicant was required to be at his home on Landrail Close, Stapledon Gardens, but that he was instead at a nearby location at a resident occupied, according to him, by a female friend.”
Moree’s attorney argued that these infractions were minor. The prosecution, however, maintained that he had a history of non-compliance and should remain in custody until his trial, scheduled for March.
The judge ruled that Moree did not pose a heightened flight risk or threat to the public or witnesses.
“In the circumstances of this case the applicant has now been in custody for two months as a result of his failures in adhering to bail conditions,” he wrote. “While I make no comment on whether that would be an appropriate punishment if the applicant were convicted of offences with respect to those breaches, it is my view that it is certainly sufficient time to again impress upon the applicant the importance of abiding by his obligations. Certainly, any further breaches could not be expected to be met with any leniency. However, in all the circumstances. it is my view that bail should be reinstated.”
Moree’s bail was reinstated at $10,000 with one or two suretors. He must wear an electronic monitoring device, report to the Grove Police Station every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday before 6pm, and adhere to a 10 pm to 6am curfew at his residence. He must also surrender his travel documents, seek court approval for any travel outside the island, and stay at least 100 feet away from the complainant and witnesses.
Additionally, he must surrender into custody on the Monday of his trial.
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