Two men acquitted of allegedly pointing a firearm at police
TWO men were acquitted yesterday of allegedly pointing a gun at police in Garden Hills in 2018, an encounter in which one of the defendants was shot and injured.
Man's 25-year rape sentence reduced by one year
A MAN has had his 25-year rape sentence reduced by one year after the Court of Appeal found that the trial judge failed to acknowledge his remorse after conviction.
Man remanded over fatal shooting of young father
A MAN accused of fatally shooting a young father outside his home on Mekel Close South Road in March was remanded to prison yesterday.
Woman charged in near-fatal attack
A WOMAN accused of aiding and abetting in the near-fatal shooting of a bus driver and another man on Baillou Hill Road last week was remanded to prison yesterday.
Bail denied in mother’s death
A MAN accused in the fatal shooting of a young mother while she and her three-day-old child were inside a car on Finlayson Street last January has had his latest bail appeal rejected.
Defence claims gun planted
CLASHING closing addresses were made in the firearm trial of two men, with prosecutors arguing that the pair pointed a gun at police and the defence claiming officers shot at the unarmed men in Garden Hills in 2018 for no reason.
Man granted bail over indecent assault of 11-year-old girl
A MAN accused of indecently assaulting an 11-year-old girl in Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera, was granted bail yesterday.
Man shot and killed in Mount Pleasant ambush
A MAN believed to be in his 40s was shot and killed after being ambushed by gunmen outside his home in the Mount Pleasant area last night.
37-year-old remanded over Andros teen assault charges
A MAN accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl three times in Andros over three months was remanded to prison yesterday.
Murder suspect fined over 105-day bail breach
A MAN awaiting trial for a 2021 murder was fined $2,500 yesterday for breaching his bail for 105 days.
23-year-old sentenced to 30 months for firearm possession
A MAN found with a loaded gun in his waistband outside a business on Prince Charles Drive on Monday night was sentenced to 30 months in prison yesterday.
Three Haitian men jailed over fraudulent NIB cards
THREE Haitian nationals were sentenced to prison after admitting to possessing fraudulent National Insurance Board cards at Bimini International Airport last weekend.
18-year-old faces court over threat to life
A TEENAGE male accused of endangering another man’s life with a handgun earlier this month was remanded to prison yesterday.
Teen jailed, three remanded over court parking lot gun
A 19-year-old man who admitted possessing a prohibited weapon in the Magistrate’s Court parking lot on Nassau Street last week was sentenced to 30 months in prison.
Dominican faces court over fake passport and voter card
A DOMINICAN man was charged yesterday with fraudulently obtaining a Bahamian voter’s card and passports, the latest in a series of such cases in recent months.
