April 10, 2024
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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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