Four held by police after man on bail shot dead
POLICE have four men in custody, including a Defence Force officer, in connection with the shooting death of a 27-year-old man who was on bail for attempted murder.
Man, 27, shot dead near Soldier Road bus stop
A 27-year-old man was shot to death while waiting for a bus early this morning, bringing the country’s murder count to 32 for the year.
Murder testimony to resume on Monday
TESTIMONY is not expected to resume until Monday in the case of a man accused of aiding the fatal stabbing of the teenage son of convicted drug traffickers Dwight and Keva Major.
Seven years in jail for burglar
A MAN was sentenced yesterday to a fraction of the 20 years he faced for a burglary that occurred nearly three years ago.
Man dead, another in hospital after double shooting
One man is dead and another is in hospital on after a double shooting last night.
Keva Major tells man charged with abetment of her son's murder he will ‘go to hell’
KEVA Major, the mother of a 17-year-old boy who was killed after being attacked and stabbed last June, had several emotional outbursts in court as the trial for the man accused of abetting the teen’s murder began yesterday.
Jailed for robbing man, 74, as he took out trash
A MAN was sentenced to ten years in jail yesterday for the gunpoint robbery of a 74-year-old man who was taking out his trash at night.
Challenge to witness anonymity thrown out
A JUDGE has dismissed the constitutional challenge of an anonymity order in the case of a man charged in the fatal shooting of Prime Minister Perry Christie’s Press Secretary Latore Mackey.
Hearing examines nine-year-old murder case
TWO men allegedly involved in the infamous Fox Hill prison break nearly a decade ago appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday for a case management hearing.
Bail hearing for man accused of robbing Deputy PM
THE bail hearing of a man accused of playing a role in the robbery of Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis has been delayed by a week.
Child porn trial date for cop
A TRIAL date has been set for a former police officer charged with the production of child pornography.
Discussions ahead of testimony
YESTERDAY’S expected start of testimony in a murder case was delayed as legal discussions were held in the jury’s absence.
24 years in prison for killer of Majors’ son
A MAN who pleaded guilty to murdering the teenage son of convicted drug traffickers Dwight and Keva Major was sentenced to 24 years in prison yesterday.
Suspect in murder of woman is remanded to Sandilands
A MAN was remanded to Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre yesterday after appearing in Magistrate’s Court to be charged in connection with the death of a woman who was found in a home, burnt beyond recognition.
Trio face court accused of murders
TWO teenagers, who were charged with murder and attempted murder, yesterday alleged that they were beaten by police while in custody and denied medical treatment.
