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Jury sees pictures of triple killing crime scene

A SUPREME Court jury yesterday was shown nearly five dozen images illustrating the aftermath of a shooting at a home that claimed three lives, including that of a pregnant woman who was shot in the head.

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Sentencing delayed over man’s killing of five-year-old brother

SENTENCING of a schizophrenic man who fatally stabbed his five-year-old brother has been delayed by two weeks.

Police seek armed robbery suspects

POLICE are looking for the suspects behind two armed robberies that occurred on Tuesday.

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MASSIVE MANHUNT CONTINUES

AS a massive manhunt continues for convicted murderer Ormand Leon, police have launched an internal investigation into how he escaped from a police bus.

Jury to return to Supreme Court for triple murder trial

A JURY returns to the Supreme Court today for the expected start of a trial for two men accused of committing a triple murder in which one of their alleged victims was pregnant.

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Police hunt murderer who escaped custody

AN ISLAND wide-manhunt was underway yesterday afternoon for a convicted murderer who escaped from custody on his way to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.

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Man shot dead in South Beach

A MAN shot in South Beach late last night died in hospital of his injuries a short while later, police reported.

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Convicted murderer escapes from prison bus

A MAN convicted of murder and scheduled to return to Supreme Court for sentencing in two weeks escaped custody on Tuesday afternoon, The Tribune has learned.

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‘Mercy’ plea to judge for man who raped woman as her child watched

A JUDGE has been asked to balance justice with mercy for a 31-year-old man who dragged a woman out of her home at midnight to rob and rape her at knifepoint as her two-year-old child looked on.

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Police investigate sex attack on American tourist

AN American tourist was allegedly “sexually molested” by a Bahamian man, police said.

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Four men shot after altercation at club

Police are hunting for suspects after four men were shot early on Saturday morning.

Grand Bahama homicide victim identified

Grand Bahama Police have identified the island’s first homicide victim of 2016 as 23-year-old Eleazor Louis, of Caravel Beach, Freeport.

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Pilot in human trafficking case walks free

A PILOT awaiting trial on allegations of human trafficking and withholding the identification of his alleged victims more than three years ago was discharged of the crimes in Magistrates Court on Friday.

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Court of Appeal rules contempt proceedings against Keod Smith will continue

CONTEMPT proceedings will continue for a lawyer who made accusations of bias on the part of a judge presiding over a judicial review, the Court of Appeal ruled on Friday.

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Man suing government is accused of sex assault

A SEXUAL assault charge was brought against a man yesterday who recently filed a civil suit against the government after a Supreme Court judge ordered his release from detention because he had spent nine years in and out of prison without trial for a number of criminal offences.