Armed robbery case discontinued as two victims fail to appear in court
A DAY after requesting an adjournment, Crown prosecutors discontinued a case against two men accused of a 2011 armed robbery in the absence of two of the three victims.
Man in hospital after stabbing
A 38-year-old man is in hospital following a stabbing incident in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, on Wednesday police have reported.
Delay in sentence for woman convicted of killing boyfriend
THE sentencing of a woman, convicted of manslaughter in her boyfriend’s death, has been delayed because her lawyer has request an independent psychiatric evaluation be performed.
Justices criticise lawyers for constant requests for delays in appeal cases
A LAWYER’S request for additional time to prepare her client’s appeal against conviction and the death sentence for a paid execution, drew the ire of Court of Appeal judges yesterday.
Skeletal remains are found on Abaco
HUMAN skeletal remains, discovered on Abaco this week, have been flown to New Providence for laboratory testing and evaluation, according to a senior police official on the island.
Four men sought for robberies
POLICE are asking for help in locating four men in connection with four separate armed robberies on Tuesday.
No evidence over death threat claim, says lawyer
A LAWYER told The Tribune yesterday that there was no evidence to substantiate death threat claims made against a prosecutor or a murder charge against his client.
Man jailed for seven years after raping 12-year-old girl
A MAN facing life imprisonment for inappropriate contact and the rape of a 12-year-old girl walked away from the Supreme Court with a seven-year sentence yesterday.
Hearing date set for man's rape conviction appeal
THE Court of Appeal yesterday gave a substantive appeal hearing date for a man who maintains he did not attempt to rape a woman who hitched a ride from him after a cancelled prayer meeting.
Rape suspect diagnosed as schizophrenic denied bail
A MAN previously diagnosed as “schizophrenic” sought bail for the second time ahead of his trial in connection with the rape of a 17-year-old American girl in San Salvador.
Man wanted by police
GRAND Bahama Police are searching for Bernard Jerome Ferguson, aka “Jerome”, who is wanted for questioning on seven counts of stealing from a dwelling house, causing major damage, and trespassing.
Search for suspect in Fox Hill shooting
POLICE are requesting the public’s help in locating a 25-year-old man they believe has information on a shooting in Fox Hill that left one man dead and three others, including a woman, in hospital on Saturday.
Trio accused over $570,000 drug haul
THREE men were remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison yesterday after being arraigned in connection with last week’s $570,000 drug raid in Coral Harbour.
Bound and beaten - then van stolen to be used in sex attack
AS dawn broke on Sunday a woman motorist was held up and sexually assaulted by men driving a stolen taxi van. About an hour earlier two of the four men had held up the taxi owner, threatened him with death, tied him up and drove off in his van.
Man changes mind on arguing his case in murder appeal
A MAN contesting a murder conviction before the Court of Appeal has recanted his previous position that he could argue his own case.
