Ministers bailed in child cruelty case
CHIEF Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt granted bonds to two men accused of cruelty to a 15-year-old boy they are accused of trying to get drunk and indecently assaulted.
Date set for Farquharson to make contempt defence
MARCH 27 was the date given to Geoffrey Farquharson to explain to Justice Bernard Turner why he should not be held in contempt for statements he made during the Marco Archer murder trial.
Man found guilty of molesting daughter
A SUPREME Court jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict yesterday against a man standing trial accused of molesting his 15-year-old daughter ten times in the last two months of 2010.
Ministers accused of child cruelty, one faces indecent assault charge
TWO ministers spent the night behind bars at Her Majesty’s Prison waiting for Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt to decide today if she will grant them bail.
Appeal date for man who claimed he wanted to hurt friend in row over HIV
A MAN contesting his conviction and 38-year-sentence for the murder of his friend whom he claimed hooked him up with an HIV-positive girl will have his appeal heard in 11 weeks.
Fernander nearly breaks down in court describing attack
SUPERINTENDENT Clayton Fernander nearly broke down in Supreme Court yesterday when recalling his hospitalisation after being shot by two men after he pulled into his driveway to take dinner to his wife.
Man dies after being shot in his yard
A 36-year-old man is dead after he was shot in the chest on Wednesday night.
Officer says man owned up to Fernander shooting
A MAN reportedly owned up to his involvement in the shooting of a senior police officer when police interrupted his medical examination to arrest him for questioning, a jury heard yesterday.
COB assistant professor shot as she tutored her grandson
AN afternoon tutoring session nearly turned fatal when two gunmen entered a home and opened fire on an elderly woman and her son yesterday.
COB assistant professor and her son shot in their home
A COB assistant professor and her son are in hospital after being shot in their home in Blue Hill Estates Tuesday afternoon.
Moncur response to court delayed by absence of prosecution witness
RODNEY Moncur was expected to respond to evidence the Crown prosecutors presented in Magistrate’s Court against him for posting “grossly indecent” pictures on his Facebook page. The photographs were of the body of Jamie Smith, who had died in police custody.
Nine barred from jury duty after mistrial
A SUPREME Court judge barred nine citizens from serving as jurors for the next five years after declaring a mistrial in a rape, armed robbery and firearm possession case.
Police call for public help in tracking down armed robbers
POLICE are asking for the public’s help in solving three armed robberies that happened on Sunday.
Decomposed body found in shallow beach grave
THE partially decomposed body of a man was discovered in a shallow grave on a Coral Harbour beach Saturday afternoon.
