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Individual fined $100 for sending unsolicited nude photo to ex-girlfriend

A MAN was fined $100 after admitting he sent an unsolicited nude photograph to his ex-girlfriend in Acklins over the summer.

21-Year-old woman pleads not guilty to $660 fraud charges

A WOMAN has denied defrauding another person of $660 earlier this month.

Woman denies libel charge over nude video posted to WhatsApp

A 61-year-old woman was accused of posting a nude video of another woman in a WhatsApp group chat in an attempt to defame her earlier this year.

Judge instructs jurt to rule for acquittal in police shooting case

A JUDGE directed a jury to acquit a man accused of attempting to murder two police officers on Quakoo Street in 2022 after finding there was insufficient evidence to convict him.

Man denies stealing $7,700 in appliances from woman’s home

A MAN was accused of unlawfully entering a woman’s home in John Claridge Estates and stealing $7,702.85 worth of property earlier this month.

Immigration officer shot by police during Chippingham road check

A 35-year-old immigration officer was shot and hospitalised after police said he reversed a car towards an officer during a road check in Chippingham yesterday morning.

Traveller forfeits $15,000 over failure to declare over $10k cash

A MAN was fined $5,000 after failing to declare that he was travelling with more than $10,000 earlier this week.

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Gardiner opts for March trial with co-defendants

JONATHAN Eric Gardiner, the convicted Bahamian drug trafficker, has opted to stand trial alongside his co-defendants on March 1, 2027, while seeking another 60 days to file pretrial motions.

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Court orders evaluation for woman in dog attack case

A 73-YEAR-OLD woman accused of allowing a dog to maul a three-year-old girl was ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after she was unable to give her name when asked in court.

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Slain primary teacher ‘murdered by husband’

A MAN was accused yesterday of plotting the kidnapping and murder of his wife, primary school teacher Jillian Pinder, as her grieving relatives packed a courtroom and said they felt some relief that charges had finally been brought more than three months after her abduction.

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Woman awarded $4,750 after being mauled by two pit bulls

A WOMAN mauled by two pit bulls after entering a Finlayson Street property to buy breakfast was awarded $4,750 after a magistrate found the dogs’ owner failed to take reasonable precautions to protect people entering the premises.

Officer tells court she feared for her life during shooting

A POLICE officer testified that she feared for her life after a gunman opened fire near her family’s Quakoo Street home in 2022.

Tourist ordered to pay two officers injured while resisting arrest

A TOURIST was ordered to pay $500 to each of two police officers she injured while resisting arrest outside the RIU Hotel on Paradise Island last week.

Caregiver alleges sexual assault and death threat at residence

A 41-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at a Soldier Road home after her employer’s boyfriend locked her inside, threatened her life and tried to stop her from escaping.

Man, 45, accused of trying to undress sleeping 12-year-old girl

A 45-year-old man was arrested after allegedly breaking into an Abaco trailer home and trying to unzip a 12-year-old girl’s clothing while she was sleeping early Monday morning.