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Former policeman tells trial of hearing shot

A FORMER policeman told a murder trial yesterday of how he heard arguing before a gunshot rang out.

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Marco Archer trial: DNA evidence raised

AS THE Marco Archer murder trial continued yesterday an analyst testified that Tryphemia Ferguson, whose blood was subjected to a DNA profile, cannot be excluded as the biological mother of a male subject whose liver sample was also profiled.

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Witness accused of perjury

A MAN who claimed he saw three men shooting at a policeman, who was on the ground outside Club Rock in March 1999, was accused of perjury yesterday.

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Jury selected for murder trial

A JURY was empanelled yesterday in the Supreme Court trial of a woman accused of murdering her Defence Force marine husband.

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Witness 'saw three men attacking police officer'

A MAN testified that he saw three men stomping and shooting an officer on the ground outside Club Rock.

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Police probe shooting of five-year-old boy

POLICE are still investigating the circumstances of the shooting of a five-year-old boy on Friday.

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School security officer stabbed

POLICE are on the hunt for two men who stabbed a security officer while attempting to break into Government High School.

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Defence Force officer chases burglar at colleague’s home

A DEFENCE Force officer went beyond the call of duty on Friday when he arrested a suspect attempting to break into a home.

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Today's criminals are teenagers, says Keith Bell

THE average age of criminals in the Bahamas has decreased significantly over the last few years, according to State Minister for National Security Keith Bell.

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Charged with trying to kill DPM's aide

TWO men with the aliases ‘Boo Boo’ and ‘Smiley’ have been accused of trying to kill the Deputy Prime Minister’s aide.

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FIVE-YEAR-OLD SHOT NEAR EAST STREET

A five-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being shot outside of his home yesterday evening.

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Anti-crime campaigner hopes more parents will be arrested

THE REV CB Moss, president of Bahamas Against Crime, said “hopefully more parents will be arrested” after a 50-year-old mother and her three sons were arrested when police found items, believed to have been stolen, in their home.

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Cocaine conviction thrown our on appeal

THE Court of Appeal has thrown out a local pilot’s cocaine conviction and three-year sentence.

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Officer's evidence discussed in court

AS the Constable Jimmy Ambrose murder retrial continued yesterday, legal discussions followed the evidence of a policeman who claimed to recognise a sealed container handed to him by a pathologist.

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Three in hospital after shootings

POLICE are investigating two separate shootings and a stabbing that left three men in hospital.