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Court of Appeal upholds 18-year manslaughter sentence

THE Court of Appeal recently upheld the 18-year manslaughter sentence of a woman who fatally stabbed her boyfriend in 2016.

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Man gets nine months for breaking into bar and stealing

A 38-year-old man who broke into a bar and stole an assortment of items was sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday.

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Two month sentence for assault and threatening to kill

A 41-year-old man who punched one man in the face and threatened to kill another man in two separate incidents was sentenced to two months in prison on Friday.

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Man fined for breaking church window, windshield of pastor's car

A 27-year-old man who broke a church window and the windshield of a pastor’s car during a traffic dispute was fined $800 and ordered to pay for the property he damaged.

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Hunt for knifeman after fatal stabbing

A MAN died in hospital after he was stabbed at a Joe Farrington Road residence yesterday morning, police said.

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Two accused of hitting man after car crash

TWO men and a woman were charged in Magistrates Court yesterday with causing harm to a man after they were involved in a dispute stemming from a traffic accident earlier this week.

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Accused denies assaulting man

A 22-year-old man yesterday denied allegations of assaulting a man last month with a dangerous instrument.

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Five shot, one dead

A SHOOTING incident on Peters Street has left one person dead and four others sent to the hospital with injuries.

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NINE ARRESTED AFTER POLICE SWOOP

NINE people were arrested following a police operation launched in Grand Bahama yesterday morning, police reported.

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$2,000 compensation order for throwing bucket at girlfriend

A MAN who threw a plate of food and a bucket at his girlfriend on two separate occasions was yesterday ordered to pay her $2,000 compensation and attend anger management classes.

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Man found driving with goods taken from warehouse

A 27-year-old man who was caught driving during the weekend lockdown with an assortment of building supplies he could not give an account for was fined $800 yesterday.

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Pair accused of harming child

A MAN and a woman were remanded to prison charged with causing grievous harm to the woman’s young child earlier this year.

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Police investigate suspicious death on Grand Bahama

Police in Grand Bahama are investigating a suspicious death.

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‘Die’ Stubbs can fight sentence

THE Privy Council recently advised the Court of Appeal to give Stephen “Die” Stubbs permission to appeal the 45-year sentence imposed on him for the murder of a police officer and the attempted murder of another man over two decades ago.

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Six months probation for man who wielded cutlass at neighbour

A 43-YEAR-OLD man who wielded a cutlass at his neighbour during an argument last weekend has been put on six months probation.