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Tyrone Pedro To Be Sentenced On May 21st
Tyrone Pedro appeared in yesterday’s [May 1] Supreme Court Monthly Arraignment Session, where a sentencing date of 21st May 2014 was set. The 23-year-old has already pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Steven Jireh Iris who died as a result of a stabbing that took place outside of a residence of Glebe Road on August 23, 2013. He was taken to... Read more of this article
Tyrone Pedro Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter
Twenty three year old Tyrone Pedro appeared in Supreme Court today [Mar 18] where he pleaded not guilty to unlawfully killing Steven Jireh Iris, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. Mr Iris was 22 when he died as a result of a stabbing that took place outside of a residence of Glebe Road on August 23, 2013. He was taken to hospital... Read more of this article
Four Murder & Gun Defendants Appear In Court
Four defendants — three charged with murder — appeared in the Supreme Court Montly Arraignment Session this morning [Feb 3] via video-link with Westgate Correctional Facility. Wolde Gardner Wolde Gardner, 33, who is charged with murder of Malcolm Augustus, was given a trial date of 21st April 2014. Mr Augustus, 20, was shot and killed... Read more of this article
Trial Dates Set For Three Murder Defendants
In addition to the four convicted murderers and one murder defendant that we previously reported on, three additional murder defendants had their trial dates set during the Supreme Court Monthly Arraignments Session yesterday [Dec 2]. Appearing by video-link and facing charges relating to the murder of Malcolm Augustus on Christmas Day in 2012, Wolde... Read more of this article
Tyrone Pedro Denies Murdering Steven Iris
Appearing in this month’s Arraignment Session at the Supreme Court today [Nov 1], Tyrone Pedro, 23, pleaded not guilty to murdering Steven Iris in August of this year. As Pedro was led out of Court this morning, several low sobs could be heard in the public gallery. Pedro will re-appear at the next Arraignments session and will remain in custody... Read more of this article
Tyrone Pedro Charged With Steven Iris Murder
Three days after the incident took place, a man appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 26] charged with the murder of Steven Jireh Iris. 23-year-old Tyrone Pedro was charged with murdering Mr Iris on Friday August 23rd. As the charges can only be heard in the Supreme Court, Mr Pedro did not have to enter a plea. He was remanded in custody and... Read more of this article
Man Remains In Custody After Fatal Stabbing
As of this evening [Aug 25], a 22 year old man is still in police custody in connection with the stabbing death of Steven Jireh Iris, while the 25 year old Devonshire man who was shot is listed in stable condition in the ICU. Mr. Iris was stabbed on Glebe Road on Friday morning and taken to KEMH via private vehicle, and the police have appealed for... Read more of this article
Minister Responds To Friday’s Murder & Shooting
“A traumatic blow to two families and an outrage to the community…”, said the Minister of Public Safety Michael Dunkley, as he expressed his shock at Friday’s events in which Steven Iris was fatally stabbed and another young man was shot. “This is a disturbing reminder of the challenges we face and puts all of us on notice... Read more of this article
Walter Roban Condemns Yesterday’s Violence
Area MP Walter Roban extended his condolences to the family of yesterday’s murder victim and appealed to anyone who may have witnessed what happened to cooperate with the authorities. 22 year old Steven Jireh Iris died as a result of a stabbing that took place on Glebe Road on Friday morning [Aug 23] and approximately 12 hours later, a 25-year-old... Read more of this article
22 Year Old Murdered Outside Glebe Road Home
[Updated: The police confirmed that 22 year old Steven Jireh Iris died as a result of a stabbing that took place outside of a residence of Glebe Road this morning. A 22 year old Devonshire male has been arrested. Police are appealing for anyone in the Glebe Road area who may have seen anything suspicious around 8:30am-9:30am or anyone who may have been... Read more of this article
