Crime & Court

Two teenagers admit guilt over nude girl video

TWO teens who admitted they were wrong to participate in the filming and publishing of the indecent assault of a 19-year-old girl could face three years in prison when they return to court for sentencing next week.

Woman could face death penalty if convicted of killing

A WOMAN who maintains she had no involvement in the murder of a web shop employee could be facing the discretionary death penalty if convicted by the Supreme Court jury.

Haitian men held over $2m cocaine haul

SIX Haitian men are in police custody after they were caught with nearly $2 million worth of cocaine late Tuesday.

Three in hospital after New Providence shootings

POLICE IN New Providence are investigating three separate shooting incidents on Tuesday night that have left three men in hospital and are asking for the public's help in locating the suspects responsible.

Suriname woman arrested for cocaine smuggling at LPIA

A WOMAN from Suriname is in police custody following the seizure of a quantity of cocaine at the Lynden Pindling International Airport by Drug Enforcement Unit officers on Tuesday.

Ministry awaits police report over alleged sex assault

EDUCATION Minister Jerome Fitzgerald said the Ministry of Education is investigating the alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old student by four male juveniles.

Murder victim found in suitcase identified

THE man whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase in an abandoned building has been identified as Michael Lester Roker.

Killer told he could have been on death row as appeal rejected

A MAN who was to financially benefit from his lover’s death was told by Court of Appeal judges yesterday that he could have been on death row for his conviction for the crime as they dismissed his appeal against his sentence.

Body of man is found stuffed inside suitcase

THE partially decomposed body of a man was found stuffed in a suitcase in an abandoned building off Soldier Road early yesterday morning.

Five held over claim of sex assault on teenager

FOUR boys and a girl are in police custody in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old girl.

Social Services fraud probe forwarded to police force

THE investigation into a “fraudulent” scheme at the Department of Social Services in which several employees purchased groceries using food coupons has been forwarded to the Royal Bahamas Police Force, Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin said yesterday.

Pair accused of conspiracy to murder

A MAN and a woman appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon accused of plotting the death of a man who was found lifeless in a car.

Alonzo Knowles admits hacking celebrities to steal movie scripts and sex tapes

A BAHAMIAN man pleaded guilty yesterday to hacking into celebrities’ email accounts to steal unreleased movie and TV scripts and private sex videos, a crime that prosecutors in New York say could have caused great harm to networks and movie studios if he had succeeded in selling them for hundreds of thousands of dollars.