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Man Denies Stealing T-Bone Steaks & Robbery
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 63-year-old Sandys resident denied stealing T-bone steaks from Marketplace as well as robbing a special person of the $440 in Financial Assistance that the person had just withdrawn from a cash machine. Eugene Anderson pleaded not guilty to stealing five trays of T-bone steaks valued at $75 from the Marketplace in... Read more of this article
Teacher Admits Assaulting Another Teacher
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 25], 41-year-old schoolteacher Shanika Parfitt was given a Conditional Discharge after she plead guilty to a single charge of unlawfully assaulting another female teacher at East End Primary on 27th May 2015. The Crown Prosecutor told Magistrate Archie Warner that Ms Parfitt had accosted the victim in... Read more of this article
Man Pleads Not Guilty To Stealing From School
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 24], 26-year-old Malik Cann pleaded not guilty to trespassing in Prospect Primary School on 19th August 2015, and stealing a wooden toy gun, an undetermined number of coins, and other miscellaneous items. Magistrate Dennis Chin granted bail at $1,000, and ordered Cann to wear an electronic monitoring... Read more of this article
Man Pleads Guilty: Assaulting Female Coworker
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 21],a 43-year-old man pleaded guilty to wounding a female coworker earlier this month, with the Court hearing he struck her with a piece of wood. Omar Furquan pleaded guilty to unlawfully wounding a woman, a co-worker, on 5th August 2015. The Crown Prosecutor told Magistrate Archie Warner that Mr Furquan... Read more of this article
Court: 22-Year-Old Man Remanded In Custody
Appearing in Magistrates Court yesterday [Aug 20], 22-year-old Travis Lowe was remanded into custody until returning to court on September 3. The decision was handed down by Magistrate Archie Warner after Mr. Lowe plead not guilty to multiple charges, all arising from actions alleged to have occurred in Hamilton on July 19, 2015. The charges alleged... Read more of this article
Murder Trial Continues In The Supreme Court
The trial of Kiahna Trott-Edwards — who is charged with the murder of 16-year-old Shijuan Mungal — continued in the Supreme Court, with the jury hearing from the bus driver operating the bus which both the defendant and victim were on. Mr Mungal died in September 2014 after sustaining head injuries, and Ms Trott-Edwards was charged with murder on... Read more of this article
Court: Man Pleads Guilty To Making False Report
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 19], Raymond Raynor plead guilty to making a false report to police on July 31, 2015 and leaving the scene of an accident, with the Court hearing he reported that his car had been stolen after crashing it. Mr. Raynor was fined $1,000 for making the false report and $300 for the second charge. The Crown... Read more of this article
Court: 24-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty To Assault
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Aug 18], 24-year-old Princeton Burrows plead guilty to unlawfully assaulting another man in October 2014, causing him bodily harm. The Crown Prosecutor told Magistrate Chin that Burrows had struck the other man and had knocked him to the ground. Speaking for himself, Mr. Burrows told the Magistrate that he had... Read more of this article
Court: 52-Yr-Old Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 18], 52-year-old Paget resident Morris Sousa plead guilty to counts involving the possession of cannabis and cocaine that were intended for supply, and three counts of possessing three different grinders that were fitted for use with the illegal substances. The Crown Prosecutor told the Magistrate that... Read more of this article
Kiahna Trott-Edwards Court Trial Underway
The trial of Kiahna Trott-Edwards — who is charged with the murder of 16-year-old Shijuan Mungal — began yesterday [Aug 17] in the Supreme Court. Director of Public Prosecutions Rory Fields is appearing for the Crown, while Courtenay Griffiths QC is defending Ms Trott-Edwards. The Court heard that in September 2014, Mungal and a friend were... Read more of this article
Top Runner Pleads Guilty: Driving While Impaired
Appearing in Magistrates Court yesterday [Aug 14] 31-year-old Lamont Marshall plead guilty to driving whilst impaired on 3rd August 2015. He was fined $2,500, and Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo also disqualified Marshall from driving all vehicles for three years. Before being sentenced, Mr Marshall, who is one of the island’s top runners, told the... Read more of this article
Court: 80-Year-Old Charged Over Dog’s Noise
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 14], 80-year-old St David’s resident Yulisse Tucker-Carlington stood before Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo and pleaded guilty to keeping a Yorkshire Terrier dog that repeatedly made noises to the annoyance of neighbours. The Magistrate fined her $300 for the offence which was committed over the time between... Read more of this article
Court: Man Pleads Guilty To Slashing Tyre
Appearing in Magistrates Court yesterday [Aug 13], Eduardo Penacho plead guilty to unlawfully damaging a car tyre that was the property of someone who was, at the time, was working as a security officer. The Crown Prosecutor told Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo that there had been a late night confrontation between Mr. Talbot in his capacity as a Security... Read more of this article
Marc Bean’s Trial Continues In Magistrates Court
Opposition Leader Marc Bean’s trial resumed in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 11], with Mr Bean facing a charge of allegedly using offensive language to former OBA Senator Toni Daniels at the Polling Station in the November 2014 bye-election in Constituency 33. Ms Daniels — who testified during the first day of the trial – took... Read more of this article
Man Given Conditional Discharge On 4 Counts
Appearing in Magistrate’s Court this morning [Aug 10], Gregory Tucker was given a two year conditional discharge on four separate counts, including perverting the course of justice, obstructing police, using threatening words, and violently resisting arrest on February 27, 2015. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo handed down the sentence after considering... Read more of this article
Court Dismisses Case Against Marc Bean
[Updated with Premier's comments] The Court has ruled on the case involving Opposition Leader Marc Bean allegedly using offensive language to former OBA Senator Toni Daniels, with the Court dismissing the case against Mr Bean today [Aug 12]. The case followed an alleged exchange at the Polling Station in the November 2014 bye-election in Constituency... Read more of this article