Category: Court Reports
Court: Whitehurst Charged With Manslaughter
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [August 8], Kethyio Whitehurst was charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of Travis Lowe. Mr Lowe, 23, died after sustaining injuries in a collision that took place in Southampton on July 26th. As the charge is indictable and must be heard in the Supreme Court, the 20-year-old defendant did... Read more of this article
Court: Man Admits Stealing $17 Worth Of Food
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 47-year-old man admitted stealing some $17 worth of food earlier this month. Terrance Parsons admitted stealing $17.41 worth of cooked food and a cold drink from the Marketplace store on Church Street, on 3rd August. CCTV had tracked Parsons collecting the food and cold drink, walking past the cashiers, taking the elevator... Read more of this article
Court: Man Denies Assaulting Bus Driver
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 69-year-old man denied assaulting a female bus driver and also denied unlawfully possessing a knife. Robert Harris denied unlawfully assaulting a female bus driver, and denied that he unlawfully possessed a two inch blade utility knife. Both alleged incidents took place on Point Finger Road in Paget. Magistrate Khamisi... Read more of this article
Court: Man Denies Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
In Magistrate’s Court today, a 21-year-old man pleaded not guilty to a charge that between a date unknown and January of this year, he had unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl over the age of 14 but under the age of 16. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo set Mention for 25th August, set bail at $5,000 with one surety, and ordered that he have no contact with... Read more of this article
Court: Men Charged With Cannabis Possession
Two men appeared in Magistrates Court today [August 4], with one denying possessing cannabis and an offensive weapon, while the other admitted possessing cannabis. 20-year-old Kethyio Whitehurst pleaded guilty to possessing 1.96 grams of cannabis in February. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo fined him $300. 30-year-old Brendan Hunt pleaded not guilty to... Read more of this article
Court: Man Denies Sending Offensive Message
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [August 4], a 76-year-old man denied sending an offensive and menacing message, and also requested restitution in the amount of $35 million a day for the police allegedly taking his car. Abdullah Furqan denied that on 7th July 2016, he had used public telecommunications to send a message that were offensive... Read more of this article
Court: 23-Year-Old Man Denies Assault & Threat
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [August 3], a 23-year-old man denied assaulting another man and using threatening words. Koshun Simmons pleaded not guilty to unlawfully assaulting another man and using threatening words to that man on 27th June this year. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo set Mention for 24th August and granted Simmons bail at... Read more of this article
Court: Jahfari Raynor Denies Wounding Charge
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Aug 3], a 24-year-old man denied wounding another man following this year’s Non-Mariners event. Jahfari Raynor pleaded not guilty to unlawfully wounding another man on 31st July this year, with the Court hearing it allegedly took place at the melee at Mangrove Bay Beach shortly after the Non-Mariners event. Magistrate... Read more of this article
Edwards Conviction Set Aside, To Face Retrial
The Court of Appeal for Bermuda today “set aside the conviction and sentence” of Ms. Kiahna Trott Edwards, who was previously convicted of the murder of 16-year-old Shijuan Mungal. Director for Public Prosecutions Larry Mussenden indicated that the Crown would be seeking a retrial, and the matter was set down for the September arraignments... Read more of this article
MP Leah Scott Denies Unlawfully Entering Home
[Updated] Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [August 3], Leah Scott was granted bail in the amount of $1,000 after denying unlawfully entering a home in January of this year. Ms Scott — an OBA MP representing Constituency #30 Southampton East Central — was charged with unlawfully entering a woman’s home in Warwick in January... Read more of this article
Court: 39-Year-Old Denies Assaulting A Woman
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [August 2], a 39-year-old man was granted $4,000 bail after he denied assaulting a woman. Michael Clamens pleaded not guilty to a charge of unlawfully assaulting a woman and causing her bodily harm, with this allegedly occurring yesterday. The Magistrate set Clamen’s trial for September, and granted bail... Read more of this article
Court: 64-Year-Old Denies Assaulting A Woman
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [August 2], a 64-year-old man was granted bail after he denied assaulting a woman. John Kennedy denied unlawfully assaulting a woman on 30th July this year and causing her bodily harm. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo set Kennedy’s trial for October and granted him bail with an order to have no contact with the... Read more of this article
