Crime & Court

Massachusetts officer claimed pay while on Bahamas holiday

A VETERAN Massachusetts police officer is facing federal charges for what authorities are calling a double-dipping scheme that defrauded the city of Quincy out of more than $10,000.

Teen killing suspect may give his defence

A TEEN accused of murder may be called on today to give a defence to allegations that he had direct involvement in the fatal stabbing of schoolmate Adonai Wilson.

Proceedings halted six years after murder

MORE than six years after a man was charged with murder, prosecutors presented the Supreme Court with a written directive from the attorney general requesting that proceedings against him be discontinued.

Witness says she saw knife handed over before killing

A JURY yesterday heard a girlfriend’s account to police of how her boyfriend’s shoving match with Adonai Wilson escalated a day later when the 18-year-old murder accused allegedly handed his cousin a knife that had been in his pocket before Wilson was stabbed.

Woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death faces court

A MAN and a woman were separately arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with two recent killings in the capital.

Union leader's son, 27, shot dead while playing video games

THE 27-year-old son of National Congress of Trade Unions president John Pinder was shot multiple times and killed late on Monday night while playing video games in his Hillside Park home.

One dead, one hurt by shots fired at Nassau home

ONE man was killed and another injured on Monday night as gunshots were fired at a home in Hillside Park, off Bernard Road.

Trial over 2010 killing is delayed once more

THE start of the trial of three men accused of a murder that occurred six years ago has been delayed by an ongoing case.

Several arrests over Abaco boat thefts

Police have busted a boat theft ring in Abaco, arresting several men who are known repeat offenders and suspected of stealing over a dozen vessels on that island.

Jury in student murder trial excused

The jury in the Supreme Court murder trial of high school student Adonai Wilson was excused on Friday due to lengthy legal discussions between the Crown and the defence counsel.

Teens sorry for part in killing of schoolboy

TWO teens sought forgiveness yesterday from the parents of Adonai Wilson moments after they admitted involvement in a scuffle that led to the 16-year-old’s stabbing death.