26-year-old denies double murder in Harbour Island
A 26-year-old man denied his involvement in a double homicide outside a bar in Harbour Island, Eleuthera, earlier this year.
Attempted rape trial begins
A WOMAN told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that she believed she was drugged at a bar before waking in a motel room with no memory of how she got there, as the attempted rape trial of Tamal Curry began.
Court orders retrial over WhattsApp messages in “buy her virginity” case Body
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of a man sentenced to eight years in prison for attempting to have unlawful sexual intercourse with an underage girl, ruling that jurors were not properly told how to assess WhatsApp messages in which prosecutors alleged he offered to “buy her virginity”.
Potcake pit bull owner charged after attack on another dog
A WOMAN was charged with allegedly allowing her ferocious dog to roam at large and maul another animal on Acardia Drive last month.
‘Frivolous and vexatious’ lawsuit against police ruled ‘abuse of process
A MAN alleged that police officers assaulted him, threatened him and pressured him to produce $1,500 after he was accused of kidnapping and extorting a female tourist — but a Supreme Court registrar has thrown out his lawsuit after finding it was filed outside the statutory time limit.
Four years jail for housebreaker
A MAN who admitted breaking into a home in Coral Bay last month was sentenced to four years in prison.
Monitoring device fitted to man accused of TV theft
A MAN denied breaking into a law firm on 7th Terrace and stealing a large television and money last week.
Trial for owner of two dogs alleged to have attacked woman on beach
A PROMINENT Grand Bahama resident is facing trial after his dogs allegedly attacked and bit a woman as she walked on a beach in an upscale Freeport residential area earlier this year.
Police pursued innocent man ‘with malice’ for six years
A MAN who spent 682 days in maximum security on a murder charge remained under prosecution for more than six years after an autopsy found the alleged victim died from sudden cardiac death, with a Supreme Court judge now ruling that the case was pursued with malice and without reasonable and probable cause.
20-year sentence demanded for man who fatally stabbed younger girlfriend
PROSECUTORS have asked a Supreme Court judge to sentence a man convicted of fatally stabbing his 21-year-old girlfriend in their South Beach apartment in 2012 to 20 years in prison, while the defence is seeking a term of seven to 12 years.
Conditional discharge despite stealing $153,000 from Ministry
A WOMAN admitted to stealing more than $153,000 from the Ministry of Education over nearly four years and was granted a conditional discharge.Tossie Pugh, 48, pleaded guilty before Deputy Chief Magistrate Shaka Serville to stealing $153,173.05 from the ministry between August 2021 and January 2025.
Two jailed for stealing silver Toyota Passo
TWO men have been jailed after admitting to stealing a car in New Providence last month, with the repeat offender receiving the longer sentence.
$7,000 bail for man accused of groping girlfriend’s daughter, 12
A MAN was accused yesterday of indecently assaulting his girlfriend’s 12-year-old daughter at their East Street home in June.
Court of Appeal refuses to reopen the murder appeal of Dervinique Edwards
THE Court of Appeal has refused to reopen the murder appeal of Dervinique Edwards, one of the young women convicted in the notorious 2018 killing of 19-year-old mother Breanna Mackey, who was set upon in the street after a dispute over an $80 cellphone.
Prison remand for man accused of helping four murder suspects
A 24-YEAR-OLD man was remanded to prison yesterday accused of helping four suspects evade police after two murders and the attempted murders of three law enforcement officers last month.
