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Man beat girlfriend who he blamed for getting him sick

A magistrate yesterday discharged a man who assaulted his girlfriend for getting him sick during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Couple deny having sex in public

A couple accused of having sex in public are set to stand trial at the end of this month.

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17-year-old denies assault with knife

A teenager who denied assaulting another with a deadly instrument was granted bail ahead of his trial.

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Teen who pushed cop told to behave

A teenager who tried to intervene in the lawful arrest of her brother must stay out of trouble for three months to avoid spending 30 days in prison.

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Teen who pushed cop told to behave

A teenager who tried to intervene in the lawful arrest of her brother must stay out of trouble for three months to avoid spending 30 days in prison.

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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run

A male pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Abaco earlier this week, police reported  yesterday.

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Marine guilty of pulling gun on his ex-girlfriend

A Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer was convicted of pulling a gun on his former girlfriend and her new lover yesterday and has been ordered to pay $5,000 to avoid spending 18 months behind bars.

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Marine guilty of pulling gun on his ex-girlfriend

A Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer was convicted of pulling a gun on his former girlfriend and her new lover yesterday and has been ordered to pay $5,000 to avoid spending 18 months behind bars.

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Prison sentence for voyeurs ‘too harsh’

THE Court of Appeal has quashed the six-month prison sentences imposed on two men who watched a woman have sex through one of the windows of her home.

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Crocus sack had marijuana inside, officer tells court

AN officer found a crocus sack of marijuana in the backseat of an ex-convict’s car two years ago, a court was told.

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Cocaine seized near Long Island

A JOINT operation with local police, OPBAT, the US Drug Enforcement Administration and US Coast Guard netted a large quantity of cocaine in the Long Island area yesterday.

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Suspect faces attempted murder charge

A MAN was charged in the Magistrate’s court on Monday with attempted murder.

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‘Inciting a riot? He has no case to answer’

THE attorney representing a social media entertainer who was last year accused of inciting a riot yesterday argued that his client does not have a case to answer.

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Man accused of defaming Davis walks free

A MAGISTRATE yesterday discharged the man accused of defaming Progressive Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis after the prosecution’s main witnesses failed to attend his trial to give evidence.

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Marine accused of pulling gun says he was extorted

A MARINE accused of pulling a gun on his former girlfriend and her new lover yesterday claimed the couple tried to extort him of $5,000 to drop the charges.