April 10, 2024
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Wife threw acid in face of ‘love rival’
A GRAND Bahama woman who launched a devastating acid attack that left a suspected love rival blind and permanently disfigured has failed in her bid to win a lighter sentence after the Court of Appeal refused to reduce the seven-year maximum imposed by a magistrate who called the case one of the “worst of the worst.”
Principal says she pretended to be dead to survive violent attack at East GB school
A SCHOOL principal said she believed she would die as she endured a violent attack at McLean’s Town Primary School, describing in court yesterday how she pretended to be dead to survive the June assault.
Jury convicts man of murder and attempted murder
A JURY yesterday found Donte “Drey” Deveaux guilty of the murder of Emmanuel Brown and the attempted murder of Samuel Joseph, whom he shot on Seventh Street in 2022.
Murder victim's friend testifies in shooting trial
A MAN who survived a shooting incident that claimed his friend’s life told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that he watched the gunman press a weapon to his head before opening fire, as the trial into the 2022 murder of Emmanuel “Manny” Brown began before Justice Jeannine Weech-Gomez.
Briland operator's partner: $800k unpaid taxes 'is completely bogus'
A Briland tourism operator’s US partner refused to pay $800,000-plus in unpaid Bahamian taxes because the amount demanded was “completely bogus” and would result in a “gross overpayment” if settled with the Department of Inland Revenue.
Former police man sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to solicit sex to dismiss traffic tickets
A FORMER police constable was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday for trying to solicit sex from a woman at Yamacraw Beach in exchange for dismissing her traffic tickets.
Man jailed for 22 years for stabbing roommate over false affair claim
A MAN was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Friday for attempting to kill his roommate, whom he falsely believed was having an affair with his wife.
Rich businessman evades jail for guns on yacht
A WEALTHY businessman escaped a mandatory prison term for firearm offences and was instead fined $1.4m yesterday after admitting to bringing 14 guns and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition into The Bahamas aboard his yacht in Bimini last week.
Wife’s use of spouse’s iPad legal in divorce
A SUPREME Court judge has ruled that a woman did not break Bahamian law when she accessed her estranged husband’s iPad and laptop to obtain emails and documents she used to challenge his financial disclosure in their high-value divorce case.
'I was hog tied and beaten for trespassing’
A MAN broke down in court as he recounted how owners of a property on which he trespassed “hog-tied” and beat him so severely that he feared for his life.
Couple’s marital fight erupts in court battle
A MARRIED couple were warned in court on Friday after arguing about their marital problems before a magistrate.
Man charged with rape of 71-year-old woman
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday accused of raping a 71-year-old woman earlier this month.
High school track coach acquitted of sex assault
A HIGH school track and field coach was yesterday acquitted of sexually assaulting an underaged male student at Doris Johnson Senior High School four years ago.
Former PM Minnis’ son has abortion charges against him dismissed
ABORTION charges against Dr Jamil Minnis, son of former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, were dismissed yesterday, along with charges against the mother and sister of a 15-year-old Harbour Island girl accused of helping her end a pregnancy.
Hield’s sisters chastised for disorderly conduct
TWO sisters of Bahamian NBA star Buddy Hield were admonished by a magistrate yesterday after admitting charges of disorderly behaviour and fighting following a brawl at Grand Bahama International Airport two weeks ago.
Mother of newborn breaks down as jail deferral denied
THE MOTHER of a newborn baby broke down in tears yesterday as a judge rejected pleas to defer her sentence for vehicular manslaughter - saying she must go straight to jail.
Judge’s ‘strong message’ with 35 year sentence
A SUPREME Court judge yesterday sentenced a man to 35 years in prison for murder, stressing that a strong message must be sent in a society where domestic disputes too often turn violent.
Man charged with murder in Nassau Street shooting
Prosecutors on Friday charged a 23-year-old man with the fatal shooting of Sean Higgs outside Superwash on Nassau Street earlier this month.
30-year jail sentence for attempted murder
A MAN was sentenced to 30 years in prison yesterday for the attempted murder of a man outside a Bethel Avenue bar in 2021.
Accused cries at ‘not guilty’ verdict in underage sex case
A 35-year-old Abaco man accused of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl became visibly emotional on Thursday after a Supreme Court jury found him not guilty.
20 years jail for incest conviction
A 46-year-old Grand Bahama man convicted of five counts of incest with a minor was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison by a Supreme Court judge.
Man accused of sex with girl, 13 ‘told police he loved’ victim
AN Abaco man accused of unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl allegedly told police he knew it was wrong to have feelings for a child but said he loved her, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.
35-year jail sentence 13 years on from murder
A MAN was sentenced to 35 years in prison yesterday for the 2012 fatal shooting of 25-year-old Dennis “Bush” Tynes on Lincoln Boulevard.
Officer accused of raping girl, 16
A POLICE officer was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with raping a 16-year-old girl in Mayaguana last month.
Ex-husband ‘saddled’ over mismanaged deli
An ex-husband has been “saddled” with the family business’s entire $100,000 debt, and ordered by the Court of Appeal, to pay his former wife a combined $221,406, for “mismanaging” its financial affairs.
$3.6m in damages for botched birth
A doctor has been ordered to pay more than $3.6 million in damages after a botched delivery left a newborn boy with lifelong brain injuries and near-total physical disability.
Coroner’s Court suspended as evidence marshall recalled
THE Coroner’s Court has been forced to suspend all upcoming inquests after its evidence marshal, Angelo Whitfield, was abruptly recalled by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) last week.
‘Unlawful sex with teenage girl in exchange for favour’
A TEENAGE girl has testified that a bus driver had sex with her 15-year-old friend in exchange for a favour two years ago.
20-year prison sentence for rape of 23-year-old woman
A 38-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping a 23-year-old woman at South Beach Canals in 2023.
Pastor accused of repeatedly molesting teen stepdaughter
A PASTOR was charged and taken into custody yesterday for allegedly molesting his teenage stepdaughter three times over the last three years.
Son: I killed and cut up my father
A MAN from Acklins admitted in court yesterday to killing and dismembering his father last week on the Family Island.
Ten years plea deal for rapist stepdad
A 36-year-old man who raped and impregnated his 12-year-old stepdaughter after drugging her with a vape and then forced her to drink Guinness and castor oil to induce an abortion was sentenced to ten years behind bars yesterday as part of a plea deal.
Court of Appeal quashes Williams’ murder conviction
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the murder conviction of Marcellus Williams and substituted two lesser convictions for robbery following a successful application to reopen his appeal.
‘Pay up $10k for scalding 3-year-old in bathtub’
A woman was ordered to pay $10,000 in compensation after admitting she negligently burned a three-year-old boy she was babysitting earlier this year.
New sentence ordered for man first given death penalty
THE Privy Council quashed the life sentence of a man convicted of murder more than three decades ago, ordering that he be resentenced after finding that a serious procedural error denied him a fair hearing on his punishment.
First conviction under Animal Protection Act
A MOTIONLESS dog, its body swarmed by flies, lay chained on a property off Soldier Road.
Police-involved killing of GB man ruled justifiable
A JURY returned a verdict of justifiable homicide yesterday in the 2021 police-involved shooting of Drexton Dominique Belony in Hunters, Grand Bahama.
Jet ski operator one of two on charges of raping tourists
TWO men, including a jet ski operator, accused of raping female tourists in separate incidents in New Providence and San Salvador were informed that their cases will proceed to the Supreme Court for trial.
Bahamian man ‘believed to be’ wrongly named in US drug trafficking case
UNITED States federal prosecutors believe they named the wrong man in a cocaine trafficking case that has grabbed local headlines, mistakenly identifying a Bahamian as the target in a trafficking scheme allegedly involving several Bahamians.
Police shooting ruled manslaughter by inquest
THE parents of Deron Okoye Wilkinson wept in court on Friday as a jury found that his death in a 2018 police-involved shooting was a case of homicide by manslaughter.
Defence Force officer accused of kissing and groping two teen cadets
A 25-YEAR-OLD defence force officer has been accused of indecent conduct with two 17-year-old female cadets at a defence force base last week.
Man sent to prison for murder to get retrial
THE Court of Appeal has ordered a retrial for a man previously sentenced to 57 years in prison for the 2018 murder of a web shop patron, ruling that his trial was unfair because he was forced to represent himself.
Father found guilty of all five counts in incest case
A FATHER accused of sexually molesting his daughter was convicted of incest on Tuesday in the Supreme Court after jurors returned guilty verdicts on all five counts.
Father’s alleged voice notes express remorse over molesting daughter
THE Supreme Court heard voice recordings allegedly of a father accused of incest, in which he appeared to apologise to his daughter for years of alleged sexual abuse and molestation.
Man accused of fire death: I was beaten by police
A MAN accused of murdering a Haitian national whose body was found in a burned building on Wulff Road last month claims police beat him in custody, causing injuries that made him urinate blood.
Colombian woman bites immigration officer and Baha Mar security guard
A COLOMBIAN woman was ordered to compensate an immigration officer and a Baha Mar security officer whom she reportedly bit while they attempted to detain her at the resort last week.
Coroner finds police report was falsified
THE coroner abruptly dismissed the jury investigating the death of a 60-year-old man in police custody after evidence suggested the police report was falsified and incomplete.
Second-in-command agrees ‘something went wrong’ over prisoner found dead
THE second-in-command of Central Police Station agreed during a court hearing yesterday that something went “wrong” the night 60-year-old Hartman Dawkins was in custody, complaining of feeling unwell, only to be found dead in his cell the following morning.
Officer ‘told to avoid’ prisoner who later died
A POLICE officer testified that his superior told him to avoid a 60-year-old man who was later found dead in custody at Central Police Station in 2023 after the officer reported that the man appeared unwell and was calling out in distress.
Teacher accused of indecent assault of 15-year-old boy
A 45-year-old teacher was granted bail yesterday after being accused of inappropriate behaviour toward a 15-year-old male student at RM Bailey High School last week.
Alleged victims of police abuse and torture grilled by defence lawyer
ONE of the plaintiffs in an alleged police abuse case was pressed yesterday during cross-examination about details of his alleged mistreatment while in custody at the Governor’s Harbour Police Station in Eleuthera in January 2018.
Man charged with rape of 73-year-old woman
A 46-year-old man was charged yesterday after allegedly sexually assaulting a 73-year-old woman during a home invasion last month.
‘Police tortured me for 3 days’
A MAN testified yesterday that police officers beat and tortured him at Governor’s Harbour Police Station over three days in 2018 as his case for alleged police abuse continued.
Five-year sentence a ‘dangerous message’
A FIVE-year prison sentence for a man who pleaded guilty to molesting his three-year-old twin daughters sparked outrage from women’s rights activists yesterday, with one saying it shows ignorance and indifference to survivors of sexual violence and highlights a flawed judicial system.
$15k fine for officer who tried to solicit sex from minor
A POLICE corporal dodged a potential eight-year prison sentence yesterday after a judge fined him $15,000 as part of a plea deal he took for attempting to procure sex from a minor.
Four police facing extortion bid case
FOUR police officers were charged yesterday with attempting to extort a suspect in a $1.475m airport bank truck heist in November 2023.
Judge says country lacks psychiatric care facilities
WHEN a man diagnosed with schizophrenia and cognitive disorders after a teenage manslaughter conviction returned to the Supreme Court yesterday for a re-sentencing hearing, the country’s limited psychiatric facilities and lack of effective rehabilitation options weighed on the judge who will determine his fate.
Judge approves adoption despite AG Office alleging citizenship concerns
A JUDGE approved a man’s adoption of a teenager shortly before his 18th birthday, despite the Attorney General’s Office alleging it was a means to circumvent citizenship laws and the Department of Social Services opposing it due to the boy’s advanced age.
Mom who left daughter home charged with child cruelty
A 23-year-old woman admitted to leaving her six-year-old daughter home alone in court yesterday after the child was found wandering Market Street last Friday afternoon.
Couple to be jailed for harrassing two Justices
A SUPREME Court judge has ordered that a couple be jailed after they were accused of threatening and harassing two Supreme Court justices and their families.
Eight years jail for rape of 15-year-old
A FATHER of ten children was sentenced to eight years in prison after taking a plea deal for molesting a 15-year-old girl.
Mom wept as officer charged in shooting death of her son
A POLICE officer was charged with manslaughter yesterday for killing a 15-year-old boy in 2017, prompting the boy’s mother to break down in tears.
Man charged with rape and murder of grandmother
A 25-year-old man charged yesterday with last week’s murder and rape of a 72-year-old grandmother allegedly received death threats while in police custody, prompting a magistrate to order that he be isolated while on remand at the Bahamas Department of Corrections.
Teacher loses $30k bond for ex-cop’s bail
A HIGH school teacher must forfeit a $30,000 bail bond after she failed to ensure that her nephew, former Police Constable Shando King, followed his bail conditions.
Officer faces manslaughter by gross negligence ruling
THE family of 21-year-old Phillip Daniel Clare Jr said “justice was served” after a jury returned a verdict of gross negligence manslaughter yesterday against a police officer involved in a traffic inquiry.
Teen: My nightmare over sex attack by grandfather
A TEENAGE girl described her ordeal as a “nightmare” as she testified that her grandfather molested her multiple times over five years.
‘We were robbed’ - but pair admit they took stolen money
TWO men were fined after admitting in court to lying about being victims of an armed robbery when they had actually stolen more than $6,000 from their employers last week.
Trial for Principal accused of assaulting teacher starts
THE lawyer for a principal accused of slamming a door on a teacher at Thelma Gibson Primary School in 2022 made a no-case submission yesterday.
Privy Council ruling on joint mortgage after a partner dies
THE Privy Council upheld a Court of Appeal decision regarding who is responsible for a mortgage on a jointly owned property after one of the owners dies.
Woman prison officer remanded in murder plot
A WOMAN prison officer and two men were remanded yesterday for allegedly plotting the murder of Elvardo Thompson last month.
‘Homicide by Manslaughter’ jurors rule in Coroner’s court
CORONER’S Court jurors ruled that police committed homicide by manslaughter when they killed a 15-year-old boy on Prince Charles Drive after the teen allegedly tried to rob a QVS store in the Seagrapes Plaza in 2017.
‘Justifiable homicide’ Coroner’s jury finds
A Coroner’s Court jury returned a finding of justifiable homicide in the police-involved killing of David Deslande “Murder” Nicholls, 32, who reportedly raised a gun at officers outside an apartment complex in Fox Hill in 2017.
Court denies FNM women’s request for injunction
A SUPREME Court judge dismissed an application for an injunction to stop yesterday’s Free National Movement Women’s Association election for party officials.
Man accused of injuring ex-girlfriend OPM staffer, released on bail
A 44-year-old man was granted $1,500 bail on Friday after he allegedly injured his ex-girlfriend last month.
Double Dragon robber’s killing ruled justified
A Coroner’s Court jury returned a finding of justifiable homicide in the police-involved killing of Elron Johnson, 17, who tried to rob the Double Dragon Restaurant on East Bay Street last year.
Man sentenced to four months for marijuana possession
A MAN was sentenced to four months in prison on Friday after he admitted to the possession of 33 grams of marijuana last week.
‘Elron promised he would stop robberies’, said mother
THE mother of Elron Johnson, the 17-year-old who police killed after he tried to rob the Double Dragon Restaurant on East Bay Street last year, said two months before he was killed, her son promised her he would stop committing robberies while on remand at Simpson Penn.
Tearful mother unable to complete testimony
THE mother of 17-year-old Elron Johnson broke down in tears and could not complete her testimony in the Coroner’s Court yesterday as the inquest into the teen’s police-involved killing after trying to rob the Double Dragon Restaurant on East Bay Street last year continued.
‘Don’t shoot, please, I give up,’ said teen
SECURITY footage showed 17-year-old Elron Johnson say, “don’t shoot, I give up” during a gun battle in which a police officer shot and killed him after his failed attempt to rob a Chinese restaurant last year.
Man asks to avoid ankle monitor because he says it attracts sharks
A MAN failed to convince a judge that his electronic monitoring device should be removed because it allegedly attracts barracudas and sharks while he is deep-sea diving.
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