FAMILIES’ AGONY AS THREE SHOT DEAD: Yet another bloody toll on our streets as gunmen strike again
THE mothers of two men who were shot and killed during a triple homicide in Fort Fincastle on Friday night both said they are struggling to come to terms with their sons’ brutal deaths.
Man dies after Carmichael Road shooting
A man died on Saturday after being injured in a shooting on Carmichael Road on Friday night.
Two dead, one injured after Fort Fincastle shooting
Two men are dead and another was injured after a shooting incident in the Fort Fincastle area on Friday night.
Court rules comedian has case to answer
A magistrate on Friday ruled that comedian Wellington Roberts, who was last year accused of inciting a riot, does have a case to answer.
Man sentenced to 18 months over brick of cocaine
A man caught with a brick of cocaine he claimed he found on a local beach was on Friday sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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.
