Teenage girl faces charge after link to murder
A TEENAGE girl found herself in Magistrates Court yesterday accused of having a hand in the murder of a 45-year-old resident of an Eastern suburb, the country’s 18th homicide for the year.
'Blows to prisoner who died were not excessive'
POLICE Constable 2126 Akiel Smith admitted in court yesterday that he struck Aaron Rolle “several times” with his baton, but he said the force was “only enough to subdue him and not enough to kill him.”
DNA questions in murder case
THE attorney defending Prince Hepburn posed questions about the way in which DNA evidence was handled by police in the Nellie Mae Brown-Cox murder case.
Newbold arrested by Florida police
A MEMBER of the Bahamas team for next weekend’s Carifta Games has been arrested in the US after an incident involving a gun.
Man not guilty of sex attack on girl, 12
FREEPORT – A 25-year-old Abaco man was acquitted in the Supreme Court on Thursday of two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl.
Marijuana plants confiscated
Drug Enforcement Officers confiscated more than 400 marijuana plants at a Jubilee Gardens home.
Pair in court on false declaration charge
A MAN and his girlfriend were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday, accused of making a false declaration to a US Customs officer and failing to declare $13,300.
Prisoner who died in custody had been in scuffle with police
POLICE hit Aaron Rolle with a baton and got into a “scuffle”with him after he attempted to escape from the Southern Police Station, an investigating officer testified in Coroner’s Court yesterday.
Murder accused did not answer police questions
PRINCE Hepburn, a contractor accused of killing his sweetheart, a well known charity worker, declined to answer questions when he was interviewed by police about her murder.
No hospital for dying prisoner
POLICE did not take Aaron Rolle to hospital after arresting him – even though something seemed to be wrong with the suspect, an arresting officer testified in Coroner’s Court yesterday.
'This what cheaters get' message on bloody cutlass
THE bloody cutlass found next to Nellie Mae Brown-Cox’s naked and lifeless body with the inscriptions “this what cheaters get” and “you next George Sawyer” was shown in Supreme Court yesterday.
Hung jury in murder trial
A TEENAGER accused of murdering a Chinese restaurant worker outside his home, steps away from the Chinese Embassy, will have to be retried on murder due to a hung jury.
Armed robbers target family
FREEPORT – A family in the Hudson Estates area are the latest victims of the ongoing spree of armed robberies and break-ins in Grand Bahama.
Three injured in shootings
THREE people were shot yesterday in two separate incidents that occurred within hours of each other, one while police conducted a walkabout with members of the press only streets away.
Man gunned down by pair of killers
A MAN was shot dead in the street last night by a pair of gunmen.
