Forensic toxicologist gives evidence in murder trial
FORENSIC toxicologist Cyprian Collie yesterday testified that the drugs detected in the blood of a murder victim corresponded with medication that would be found in a person that has undergone resuscitation efforts.
$80k for being punched by cop
THE Supreme Court has awarded $82,856 in damages to Pedro Morley after a police officer punched him in his mouth, damaging eight of his teeth.
Two more are charged over $250k drugs
TWO more men were charged yesterday with conspiring to possess dangerous drugs in connection with the seizure of $250,000 worth of marijuana from a Stapledon Gardens home last month.
Tourists with drugs must pay $450 or be locked up
TWO American tourists who were caught with $320 worth of marijuana must pay $450 to avoid spending a month locked up abroad.
Murder trial adjourned over accused’s illness
A SUPREME Court judge yesterday adjourned the murder trial of a woman who was accused of fatally shooting a man over five years ago, after she indicated that she was not feeling well.
Two shot outside business
TWO people were shot outside a business in Grand Bahama on Wednesday night.
‘Tenant took cheque book’
AN elderly woman has accused one of her tenants of illegally obtaining her cheque book and writing several cheques in her own name over a three-month period.
Supreme Court refuses to strike out lawyer statement
A SUPREME Court judge yesterday denied a magistrate’s request to strike out a statement of claim made by a lawyer who was detained at the Magistrate’s Court after the judicial officer found her guilty of contempt four years ago.
‘I broke in by accident’
A 22-year-old man who claimed he accidentally broke into a woman’s house because he was intoxicated and thought he was entering a relative’s home, was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison.
Tow truck driver: I did not knock down work colleague
A wheelchair bound tow truck driver denied knocking his colleague down with his vehicle when he was questioned in police custody, a court was told.
Man who left his brother bleeding given probation
A 32-year-old man who left his brother bleeding after he struck him in the head during a disagreement was yesterday placed on a year’s probation.
‘Stay away from alleged victim’
A SAN Salvador woman has been ordered to stay away from a woman she allegedly assaulted until the matter is fully ventilated in court.
Man denies injuring police officer
A MAN who denied injuring a police officer was yesterday granted bail before his trial.
Man shot dead as he sat in car
A MAN died in hospital after he was shot while in his car yesterday morning.
