Crime & Court

Eleven men's application for bail to appeal extradition to US denied

THE Court of Appeal has denied the application of 11 men seeking bail and leave to appeal to the Privy Council to contest a Magistrates Court's decision to have them extradited to the United States on drug trafficking charges.

Schoolboy dies after stabbing

A 16-year-old Doris Johnson Senior High School student was stabbed multiple times and killed yesterday afternoon during an argument with several other school students shortly after school was dismissed early because of exams.

Two men in hospital after shooting

POLICE are investigating a shooting incident that left two men in hospital Tuesday night. According to reports, shortly after 6pm, two men were walking on Fowler Street off East Street, when they were both shot.

40 years in jail for double killer

A SUPREME Court judge did not impose the death penalty on a man convicted of double murder who yesterday threatened to have the London-based Privy Council remove him from the bench alleging that both the judge and the prosecutor were “corrupt”.

Jury hears different witness account of killing

A JURY yesterday heard a different account of the events that transpired in Gambier Village two years ago concerning the murder of businessman Kurt McCartney by a child witness whose evidence the Crown opted not to use.

BREAKING NEWS: Student dies after stabbing

POLICE are investigating the fatal stabbing of a male student who was attacked on Prince Charles Drive.

Attorney General hits back at Greenslade over bail

ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday pushed back against Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade’s recent criticism of the performance of the judiciary when it comes to dealing with those responsible for violent crime.

KURT MCCARTNEY TRIAL: Investigator denies sloppy work

THE lead investigator into the murder of prominent businessman Kurt McCartney dismissed a lawyer’s suggestion yesterday that his investigation into the crime “was very sloppy”.

Jet ski operator arrested over sex attack

POLICE arrested a Jet Ski operator over the weekend in connection with an alleged sexual assault of a female visitor.

Freeport man accused of murder

A Freeport man was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

Lawyer fears client’s handover to the US

A LAWYER for a man accused of being a multinational drug lord said his client fears being “given up” to the United States government on drug trafficking charges before his final appeal, as was done to Samuel “Ninety” Knowles nearly a decade ago.

Save The Bays seeks to join in contempt case

SAVE The Bays has applied to the Court of Appeal to be heard today on an application to be joined as a party to a lawyer’s contempt appeal concerning accusations of bias on the part of a Supreme Court judge in an ongoing judicial review.

Lawyers: Lead investigator may have incorrectly charged accused in Kurt McCartney trial

ATTORNEYS representing several individuals accused of killing a prominent businessman in Gambier Village yesterday claimed that a lead investigator might have erred in his decision to charge their clients for the crime.