45-year sentence for murder affirmed by Court of Appeal
THE Court of Appeal has affirmed the 45-year prison sentence of a man who was convicted of killing his father two years ago.
ON THE HOOK FOR OFFICER ATTACKS: Committee looking at ways to stop govt liability for brutality
A CABINET sub-committee will recommend how the government can stop incurring liabilities from court cases involving brutality from uniformed officers, with taxpayers presently on the hook for millions in damages and costs.
‘I smoked marijuana to cope with COVID losses’
A 25-YEAR-OLD man who claimed he smoked marijuana to cope with the number of relatives he lost to COVID- 19 was yesterday placed on six months’ probation.
Child abductor admits threat to kill woman
A WOMAN who is on probation for abducting four boys was yesterday placed on probation for yet another offence after she admitted threatening to kill another woman while they were both in police custody earlier this year.
Man and teen arrested in viral video case
A MAN and a teenager were yesterday charged with assaulting members of the police force in connection with an incident that was partly captured on a viral video showing what appears to be a plainclothes officer choking a woman outside a nightspot.
Man accused of murder of ten-year-old boy
A 23-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with murder and attempted murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a ten-year-old boy earlier this year.
Man says he found cocaine on the beach
A MAN who was caught with cocaine told police officers that he found the drugs on a Family Island beach, a court was told.
‘Assault was self-defence’
THE mother and son of a man accused of assaulting his child’s mother during an argument on Independence Day have supported his claims of self-defence.
Atlantis theft accused granted bail
TWO women who denied stealing more than $500,000 from the Atlantis tips committee were yesterday granted bail before their trial.
‘He was coming to a family party - then he was shot and left to die in the road’
THE girlfriend of a man who was shot and left in the road to die five years ago told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that he was supposed to attend a family function, but never made it back home.
One man shot dead, another injured in Eight Mile Rock
A man was shot dead and another was seriously injured in a shooting in Eight Mile Rock on Tuesday night.
Holiday ends in court over drugs
AN American couple’s honeymoon in paradise was cut short when they were caught with $30 worth of marijuana last week.
Security officer admits having unlicenced gun
A magistrate is set to determine the fate of a security officer who admitted having an unlicenced firearm that he claimed he kept with him for “protection”.
Vagrant to have psychiatric evaluation
A VAGRANT accused of unlawfully entering someone else’s property was yesterday remanded into custody pending a psychiatric evaluation.
Man accused of indecent assault in police cell
A PROSECUTOR has requested the maximum penalty for a man who masturbated in front of a woman with whom he shared a cell at a local police station last week.
