Police officer says double murder accused not beaten or threatened in her presence
Corporal Gayshell Russell testified on Friday that murder accused Paul Belizaire was not beaten or threatened in her presence when he directed police investigators to where he and three others had gotten rid of the stolen truck and a set of keys following an armed robbery and murder in Deadman's Reef.
Defence claims it 'produced more evidence than Crown' in teacher's murder trial
THE DEFENCE has produced more evidence to prove its client's innocence than the Crown has to prove that individual's guilt, jurors for former Queen's College elementary teacher Joyelle McIntosh's murder trial heard on Friday.
Court round-up: Man charged with attempting to murder five people in one day
A MAN was arraigned in a Magistrate's Court on Friday over allegations he attempted to murder five people in one day earlier this month.
Immigration set deadline on detainee
THE government must produce detainee Jean Rony Jean-Charles and bring evidence to justify his detention on December 19 or be held in contempt of court, according to a ruling in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Crown’s case ‘a movie script’
THE attorney for one of three men accused of the 2015 murder of former Queen’s College elementary teacher Joyelle McIntosh yesterday likened the Crown’s case against his client to a “movie” in which he was given a “script” by police to say untrue things about his involvement in the crime.
Sentence delayed by a week in fatal shooting case
A MAN previously convicted of murder concerning the fatal shooting of another man through Gibbs Corner in 2014 must wait a week before he learns his fate. Justice Bernard Turner said yesterday Jason Simmons will receive his sentence in connection wi
10,000 marijuana plants uprooted in police operation
MORE than 10,000 marijuana plants were uprooted by police in Andros over a two-day period, after a joint operation with American law enforcement officers uncovered two marijuana fields.According to police, around 1pm Wednesday, Drug Enforcement Unit
Teacher murder - ‘police beat us too’
THE man accused of lying in the road to create an obstacle the night in November 2015 former Queen’s College elementary teacher Joyelle McIntosh was killed, yesterday claimed he was “stomped” in the scrotum repeatedly by police to give a false confession.
Suspect accused of murder
A MAN was arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday over allegations he murdered another man in late 2016.
UPDATED: Three in hospital after Yellow Elder Gardens shooting
Three men are in hospital after a shooting in Yellow Elder Gardens on Tuesday night.
Murder suspect 'told police where accused hid'
A WOMAN police officer testified in the Freeport Supreme Court that murder accused Paul Belizaire directed officers to a residence in the Holmes Rock area where he and his co-accused hid in bushes awaiting the arrival of their intended “target.” Det
‘Police beat me to confess to killing’
THE TEENAGER accused of murdering Queen’s College elementary teacher Joyelle McIntosh yesterday claimed he was beaten and forced to give a false confession of his involvement in the crime.
Internet rapist jailed for 24 years
A 29-year-old man was sentenced to nearly 25 years in prison yesterday for having unlawful intercourse with a teenager girl who he had lured to his home through a fake Facebook profile.
‘Sorry. I didn’t mean to kill her’: Court told of teen’s remorse over murder
THE teenager accused of murdering former Queen’s College elementary teacher Joyelle McIntosh in November 2015 said he was “sorry” and did not “mean to kill her” during his initial record of interview with police, Supreme Court jurors have heard.
