Sentencing in two weeks for child molester
A JUDGE will determine in two weeks the fate of a man convicted of unlawful sexual intercourse with an underage girl whom he compelled to get an abortion after discovering she was pregnant.
Second lawyer challenges Juries Act ruling
A LAWYER has appealed a judge’s ruling against claims that a recent amendment to the Juries Act breached his client’s constitutional right to a fair trial, The Tribune has learned.
Murder trial delayed by appeal court hearing
YESTERDAY’S expected continuation of testimony in a trial for armed robbery and murder of a Bertha’s Go-Go Ribs employee did not occur.
Murder victim identified
POLICE have identified a man who was shot dead in the Chippingham area on Friday night. The victim has been identified as Evan Ferguson Jr, 26, of Kenilworth Street.
Murder of grandmother may have been retaliation
POLICE suspect the elderly woman, killed in her home on Sunday morning, was killed in an act of retaliation for a shooting that occurred in her neighbourhood two days earlier.
Lawyer seeks probation for man who molested 11-year-old
A LAWYER asked a judge yesterday to consider imposing a three-year probation on his client who was convicted of unlawful sexual intercourse with an underage girl.
Attempted murderers may be jailed for less than ten years
TWO men may serve less than ten years in prison for attempted murder if their claim of serving 31 months on remand prior to trial is verified.
Former US marine accused of attempted murder is bailed
AN ex-US marine accused of attempted murder was granted bail from the Court of Appeal yesterday pending the Crown’s challenge to its prior approval by the Supreme Court.
Island-wide manhunt after two shot dead on friday
POLICE have launched an island-wide manhunt for suspects in three separate shooting incidents that have left one man recovering in hospital and two others dead.
Grandmother murdered
RELATIVES of a 65-year-old grandmother who was shot in the head and killed as her home was riddled with bullets early yesterday morning said they were in “complete shock” as the family questioned the circumstances surrounding the “gruesome” incident.
Husband of murder victim accused
THE husband of a woman killed in Exuma was remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned in connection with her murder.
Three held after woman shot dead
Three men are in custody in connection with a shooting that left a woman dead early Sunday morning.
Manhunt for suspects after three shootings
POLICE have launched an island-wide manhunt for the suspects involved in three separate shooting incidents that left two men dead and a man detained in hospital on Friday.
$10,000 drugs seizure at airport
POLICE officers seized $10,000 worth of drugs from the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) on Thursday.
Husband charged with wife’s murder in Exuma
THE husband of a woman killed in Exuma was remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned in connection with her murder.
