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Attempted murder case dropped

THE prosecution dropped its case against a man who was accused of attempted murder after the complainant withdrew the charges.

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$1,000 fine for stealing parts

A MAN was fined $1,000 in court yesterday after admitting to stealing car parts from a vehicle he said was on a vacant lot.

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Discharge over drug possession

A MAN was ordered to give 50 hours of community service yesterday after admitting to the possession of drugs.

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DEADLIEST YEAR FOR NATION SINCE 2017: Body found dumped on Cowpen Road in latest murder

THE Bahamas reached a grim milestone yesterday morning after another murder was recorded, surpassing last year’s murder count.

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Teenagers charged with gunpoint theft

A PAIR of 17-year-old boys were sent to the Simpson Penn Centre for Boys after being accused of stealing a woman’s car at gunpoint.

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Tourists accused of drug offences

TWO American tourists admitted in Magistrate’s Court yesterday to separate drug offences while on vacation in Nassau.

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Bail denied in attempted killing case

A MAN accused of attempted murder was denied bail yesterday while another man who violated his bail conditions for an armed robbery charge was ordered to pay a fine.

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Teen murder suspect claims police beat him

A 19-YEAR-OLD youth charged in the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate’s Court yesterday with murder, claimed he was beaten while in police custody.

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Man and woman in hospital after shootings

A MAN and a woman are in hospital after separate shootings in New Providence on Friday and Saturday.

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Man fined for having drugs

A MAN was fined $300 in the Magistrate’s Court after admitting to having drugs for his own personal use.

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Three charged in separate sexual assault cases

THREE men were charged in Magistrate’s Court on Friday in three separate cases of sexual assault.

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Man ‘should serve 12 years’ for repeated sex offences

A 73-year-old Grand Bahama man convicted of having unlawful sexual intercourse with an eight-year-old girl was labeled a repeated child sex offender who should serve a prison term of 12 years, a Crown prosecutor submitted to the Supreme Court.

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Man used sword on gas attendant

A MAN was ordered to complete 75 hours of community service after admitting attacking a gas station attendant with a sword last week.

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Suspect accused of armed robbery

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday in connection with the armed mugging of a man earlier this month.

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Man charged with attempted murder

A MAN faced an attempted murder charge in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.