Crime
Crown says man used Snapchat to groom teenage girl
(CNS): George Martin Slijper (24) used the social media platform Snapchat, which deletes messages, pictures and videos within 24 hrs of them being viewed, to groom a 13-year-old girl whom he later raped in a hotel bathroom, according to the crown. As prosecutor Sarah Lewis opened the case against Slijper on Thursday, she told the […]
Ex-NHDT chair acquitted in soil scandal case
(CNS): After deliberating for more than eight hours over a two-day period, a jury of six women and one man found Geoffry William Ebanks not guilty of two corruption charges in relation to material cleared from the National Housing and Development Trust site in North Side that he directed to his own land and used as […]
Woodhouse jailed for 13 years in bar room stabbing
(CNS): Jonathan Alexander Woodhouse (29) from Bodden Town has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for wounding with intent in regards to a violent attack at the Carib Cafe last year where one man was killed. Woodhouse was one of three men who were tried for the murder of Randy Kelsey Robinson, but he was […]
Bodden Town man charged with drug dealing
(CNS: A Bodden Town man who was arrested last week has been charged with various drug offences, including supplying ganja and cocaine, police said. He appeared in court on Monday and was bailed on strict conditions. The 29-year-old man was arrested after a raid at his home, where drugs and other related evidence were found.
Court places media gag order on child rapist
(CNS): A 34-year-old resident of George Town who was sentenced to thirteen and a half years in jail last week for raping an 11-year-old girl twice in 2022 cannot be identified. Because the man is facing further similar charges, the court is protecting his identity to ensure that the jury at his next trial will […]
Man charged with GBH after fight at Camana Bay
(CNS): An 18-year-old resident of North Side has now been formally charged with assault GBH in relation to a fight that took place on Market Street in Camana Bay on Saturday, 16 March. Patrick Campbell is accused of chopping the victim, who is said to have been known to him. He was due to appear […]
Police still seeking witnesses in football shooting
(CNS): Seven weeks after seven people were shot at the Ed Bush football stadium in West Bay, the police are still looking for information and for witnesses to come forward. Although there is a reward of up to $250,000 for anyone who helps police with the evidence needed for a conviction, no one has yet […]
At least two stabbed at bar on Dump Road
(CNS): A 40-year-old resident of Bodden Town has been arrested and charged with wounding for allegedly stabbing at least two people at one of the bars on Seymour Road, aka Dump Road, in the industrial area of George Town in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police did not identify which of the bars was […]
Police attend 139 crashes during Easter operation
(CNS): During the RCIPS Easter road safety campaign, between 22 March and 5 April, police officers attended 139 road collisions, three of which were major crashes causing the death of two drivers. Two men working on the Linford Pierson Highway were also hit by a speeding car. Chief Superintendent Brad Ebanks said that officers issued […]
Fugitive tracked down and arrested for GBH
(CNS): Patrick Campbell (18), a resident of North Side who was wanted by the police, has been located and arrested on suspicion of assault GBH. He is currently in custody pending further investigations. The RCIPS did not reveal any details of Campbell’s arrest but thanked the public for their help in tracking the fugitive down.
Suspected burglar charged and remanded
(CNS): A 31-year-old resident of George Town appeared in court on Friday, facing three charges of burglary at three separate commercial premises across George Town, and was remanded in custody. He was arrested on Wednesday in relation to several crimes, including theft from motor vehicles and burglary at the Humane Society, Reflections liquor store and […]
