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Man charged with possession of over 5o images of child pornography on his phone

A MAN was granted bail yesterday after being accused of possessing over 50 images of child pornography on his cellphone.

17-year-old accused of murder granted $15,000 bail

A SUPREME Court judge has granted $15,000 bail to a juvenile accused of murder, requiring him to wear an electronic monitoring device.

Man accused of molesting 13-year-old girl

A 45-year-old man was granted bail yesterday after being accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl earlier this month.

Senior WSC official refutes claims she showed bias during internal audit

A SENIOR Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) official testified yesterday that she remained neutral while conducting an internal audit tied to alleged corruption at the WSC, refuting claims from the defence that she had shown bias.

Man killed in shooting incident on Newbold Street

A MAN has been killed in a shooting on Newbold Street, off Market Street.

Woman accused of aiding killers in reservist murder

A WOMAN was granted $10,000 bail yesterday after being accused of assisting the suspects in the murder of Reserve Inspector Lernex Williams earlier this month.

Woman wins murder appeal - but guilty of lesser charge

A WOMAN previously convicted in the 2016 murder and armed robbery of ZNS broadcaster Scott Richards has successfully overturned her conviction and now awaits resentencing on a lesser charge.

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Crime down - Munroe

CRIME, including murder, is down this year, according to National Security Minister Wayne Munroe, who defended the government’s record in the face of opposition pushback and fresh public concern over a string of deadly weekend shootings.

Teenager accused of attempted murder

A man was remanded to custody on Wednesday after being accused of a shooting in Abaco that left one man injured last week.

Jailed for gunpoint car theft bid

A MAN was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday after admitting he tried to steal a vehicle at gunpoint from a couple parked at Goodman’s Bay Beach in 2022.

Two years in jail for driver who killed two in collision

A 32-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday for causing the deaths of two people in a fatal traffic accident on East Street South in October 2023.

Up to 12 years in jail recommended for sex attack on cousin

A PROSECUTOR recommended that a 24-year-old man serve a ten to 12-year prison term for the attempted sexual assault of his 15-year-old female cousin in 2021.

Disabled parking poster prompts dispute between MPs

THE House of Assembly’s Committee on Privilege will review a dispute between Social Services Minister Myles Laroda and St Anne’s MP Adrian White over a poster displayed in the House of Assembly showing Mr Laroda’s photo next to a vehicle parked in a disabled space.

Teenager admits throwing rock at girlfriend

AN 18-year-old man was placed on 18 months probation yesterday after admitting to throwing a rock that injured his girlfriend outside her mother’s home last week.

Man remanded in shooting case

A MAN has been remanded into custody after being accused of the near-fatal shooting of another man inside a vehicle on Melvern Road last week.