Man accused of strangling his lover to death
A MAN appeared in Magistrates Court yesterday accused of killing his lover.
Three women in custody over store 'theft' video
THREE women are in police custody after they were allegedly caught on camera stealing from a beauty supply store.
Third killing in as many days
A MAN was shot and killed yesterday afternoon taking the country’s murder count to 45 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.
Trial begins of Canadian accused of working illegally
THE trial of Canadian resident Bruno Rufa, who is accused of working illegally in The Bahamas and was subsequently deported, opened yesterday in the Freeport Magistrate‘s Court.
Brother testifies over teenager’s murder
A JURY hearing evidence into the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old CV Bethel student in an after-school scuffle was excused yesterday as legal discussions occurred in their absence concerning an apparent discrepancy in the evidence of a key witness.
Police hunt for wanted men
GRAND Bahama police are searching for two men who are wanted for questioning in connection with armed robbery, housebreaking and stealing incidents on the island.
Lawyer to be appointed for sex offender’s appeal
A CONVICTED sex offender will be appointed a lawyer at the public’s expense to argue his appeal against a jury’s finding that he had unnatural sexual intercourse with an under aged male student.
Juries amendment ‘does not’ impede fair trial
THE Court of Appeal yesterday rejected an accused murderer’s claim that the recent amendment to the Juries Act would breach his constitutional right to a fair trial.
Prosecutors win appeal over Canadian pilot's sentence
CROWN prosecutors successfully challenged, on appeal, a magistrate’s jurisdiction to impose an 18-month sentence on a Canadian pilot who was initially given four years in prison for his involvement in a $1m drug plot.
Neighbours subdue ‘robber’
AN armed robber was subdued by concerned neighbours who came to the rescue of a woman who was struggling with the would-be thief, police said.
Widow accused of murder to have new bail hearing
COURT of Appeal judges yesterday ordered a second bail hearing within 48 hours for the Australian widow of murdered millionaire podiatrist Phillip Vasyli before the same Supreme Court judge who had previously denied her bail.
Murder total reaches 44 after three more killings
POLICE are investigating three separate murders after a man was shot to death on Ida Street yesterday afternoon, nearly 12 hours after another man was found dead with gun shot wounds near the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
Police intervene after suicide threat by woman
A WOMAN was admitted to Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre yesterday morning after she allegedly threatened to commit suicide, police said.
Man’s death ‘suspicious’
BIMINI police are investigating the suspicious death of a 35-year-old male visitor from India who was discovered with bruises about his body.
Sentence upheld for man convicted of shooting
THE Court of Appeal yesterday upheld the sentence of a man convicted of an early morning inner-city community shooting that hospitalised another man.
