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.
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.
