Murder sentencing halted as defence challenges wording of indictment
SENTENCING for convicted murderer Emajane Fritzgerald was halted in the Supreme Court yesterday after her attorney challenged the indictment on which she was convicted, arguing that a fundamental defect could prevent the court from sentencing her.
19-year-old denies charges of murder and attempted murder
A 19-year-old man pleaded not guilty yesterday to murdering Philip Lockhart and attempting to kill another man during a shooting at Arawak Cay last October.
Man accused of $1,000 armed robbery and fraud against woman
A 27-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of stealing $1,000 from a woman at gunpoint and defrauding her of the same amount last December.
Three men face rape charges involving minors in two separate Abaco cases
THREE Abaco men accused of rape in two separate cases were formally arraigned in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Attempted murder trial begins over woman’s life-changing spinal injury
THE attempted murder trial of a 28-year-old man accused of breaking his then-girlfriend’s spine and leaving her paralysed began in the Supreme Court on Monday.
Senior police officer pleads ‘not guilty’ in pike killing
A POLICE superintendent whose fatal shooting of an American utility worker triggered US diplomatic pressure, an offer of FBI assistance and calls for a review of rules governing firearms carried by off-duty officers denied murder in the Supreme Court on Friday.
Four deny 83 charges over alleged $546,820 fraud
FOUR people, including a former senior Water and Sewerage Corporation superintendent, denied 83 fraud-related charges on Friday over the alleged theft of about $546,820 from the corporation between 2019 and 2020.
Police probe alleged sexual assault of girl, 17
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man known to her at a business establishment in the East Street South area on Friday.
Man jailed after entering home with pocket knife
A 45-YEAR-OLD man who blamed a drug habit after unlawfully entering a Flax Terrace home at night while carrying a pocket knife was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday.
33-year-old denies indecent assault of 19-year-old woman
A 33-YEAR-OLD man was granted $7,000 bail after denying that he indecently assaulted a 19-year-old woman in Eleuthera last week.
Rape accused pleads not guilty to three charges
A 33-YEAR-OLD man denied allegations that he broke into a woman’s Peardale Road home through a window at 4am and raped her at knifepoint in February.
Family mourns 10-year-old after sudden beach collapse
A TEN-year-old boy who unexpectedly died in his father’s arms at Montague Beach on Wednesday had a serious heart condition, autism and suffered a frightening health episode just days before his collapse.
Judge stays murder prosecution after ‘extraordinary’ nine-year trial delay
A MURDER prosecution that has dragged through the courts for nearly a decade has been stopped after a Supreme Court judge condemned the unexplained eight-year wait for a pathologist’s report and found that the delay had materially impaired the accused man’s prospects of receiving a fair trial.
15-year-old girl charged after allegedly threatening officer with handgun
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl was accused of threatening a police officer with a handgun on Dunmore Street last week.
18-year-old charged with stabbing 15-year-old girl, trial set for february
A MAN was accused of stabbing a 15-year-old girl in the arm on Peter Street last week.
