Two charged with three counts of attempted murder
TWO men were remanded to prison on Friday after being arraigned on three counts of attempted murder in Magistrate’s Court.
Proceedings in banker murder case adjourned
A JUDGE on Friday adjourned proceedings in the murder case of a banker to early next week, informing members of the jury that while legal discussions held in connection to the matter had concluded, the court was not ready to proceed with the presentation of evidence to them.
Scott Street shooting: man dies, baby girl 'critical', police arrest three men
ONE man is dead and a one-year-old girl is fighting for her life in hospital after they were ambushed by two masked armed men on Thursday night. Two other men were also shot during the incident; they are listed in serious but stable condition.
$35,000 awarded in lawsuit over policeman assault
A LAWYER who refused to submit to measures at the Magistrate’s Court complex requiring body searches for contraband was yesterday awarded $35,000 in a civil suit against Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade and the Office of the Attorney General, concerning an assault on him by a senior policeman at the facility five years ago.
Legal discussions continue in banker murder trial
THURSDAY marked a second day that the jury hearing evidence in the trial concerning the murder of a banker was excused from the proceedings for another 24 hours.
Drive-by shooting victim in hospital
A MAN is in hospital after he was shot during a drive-by shooting on Wednesday morning, police said.
Family of four charged with possession of dangerous drugs
A FAMILY of four were among seven people arraigned in two separate cases of possession of dangerous drugs with the intent to supply on Friday in Magistrate’s Court.
Scott Street shooting leaves one man dead, baby girl and two others injured
A MAN is dead and a one-year-old girl and two men are in hospital after a shooting at Scott Street, off Hospital Lane, police said on Thursday night.
Legal discussions in case of banker’s killing
LEGAL discussions held yesterday in the absence of a jury hearing evidence in the trial of a man accused of murdering a banker prompted a 24-hour adjournment of the case.
Murder suspect ‘familiar’ with man he is accused of killing
A JURY heard yesterday of the familiarity between a banker and a man he hired to do maintenance work at his apartment who is accused of murder.
Execution killing appeal to be heard in April
A MAN contesting his conviction for the paid execution of a banker will have his appeal heard in seven weeks.
Bristol Wines hit by break-ins
EDWARD Gardner, vice-president of Bristol Wines and Spirits, said yesterday he was “very concerned” about the number of break-ins in Exuma in the past few weeks after the company’s office in Gregory Town was robbed twice in one month.
Accused ‘said he killed man over sexual advances’
A JURY heard yesterday that a man allegedly confessed to his relatives that he fatally stabbed a banker who hired him to do maintenance work at his apartment for an upcoming holiday gathering when the victim allegedly made a sexual advance at him.
Mistrial in sex attack case after juror ‘approached’
A MISTRIAL was declared yesterday in the case of a man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl after it was revealed that a juror in the case was allegedly approached by a man on the accused’s behalf.
Armed robbery charge dropped in Supreme Court
A MAN awaiting trial for armed robbery had the charge withdrawn against him in the Supreme Court yesterday.
