Courts
Watler given 30-year life term for Duffell’s murder
(CNS): Lindsay Kirk Watler (55) has been handed a 30-year life sentence for killing Ian Duffell during a violent altercation in West Bay in 2022. Watler was convicted by a jury in February and was handed the recommended life tariff on Thursday by Justice Cheryll Richards. Watler, who is in poor health, suffering from asthma and chronic […]
George Senior found guilty of murdering Hernandez
(CNS): After four days deliberating the crown’s case against George Orlando Senior (36) for the murder of Divonte Hernandez (25) outside a George Town liquor store in September 2023, a jury of seven women and five men delivered a unanimous guilty verdict on Monday. However, the jury acquitted Bianca Vega (34), who was charged with […]
Murder case delayed for reports, woman remanded
(CNS): Kendra Martina Bodden (33), from Bodden Town, who is accused of killing Lincoln Silburn (63) last month, made a very brief court appearance via video link from the prison on Friday but did not answer the charges. Oliver Grimwood, from Samson Law, who is representing her, asked for a six-week delay to secure legal […]
Gang denies conspiracy to import guns and drugs
(CNS): Three people, including a civilian employee of the RCIPS, have all denied their part in what the crown says was a conspiracy to import guns, component parts, ammunition, a bullet-proof vest and drugs. On Friday, Courtney Bush Myles Jr, Chanel Andrea Cranston and Tiquan Raheem Forbes pleaded not guilty to various charges against them relating […]
Labourer jailed after chemical attack on janitor
(CNS): A Jamaican construction worker who blinded a janitor at the luxury condo complex where they both worked was jailed for three years last month after he pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm. Beno Rayvon McKenzie (30) threw industrial-strength cleaner at Samuel Ritch during an argument in January last year while Ritch was mopping the […]
Crown: Killer ate porridge just before fatal shooting
(CNS): George Orlando Senior (35) fortified himself with a bowl of porridge for breakfast, which he had picked up at McDonald’s, shortly before he shot and killed Divonte Alejandro Hernandez (25) outside Liquor 4 Less on Sound Way, George Town, on the morning of 29 September 2023. Barnaby Jameson KC, who is prosecuting the charge […]
Welcome gets ten years for home invasion
(CNS): Roland Welcome (33) was sentenced Tuesday to a decade behind bars, having been found guilty of a violent home-invasion last year. However, his time in HMP Northward is likely to be much longer as he is also awaiting sentence for a more recent conviction for conspiracy to murder Sven Connor. Welcome failed to appear […]
Sex-offender who molested child dodges serious jail time
(CNS): A local man, who cannot be named because of his connections to the little girl he sexually abused for five years, starting when she was just seven years old, will serve only a few months behind bars, even though on Tuesday he was given a sentence of more than three years. The case against […]
UK judge with military background joins local bench
(CNS): Governor Jane Owen has appointed Justice Emma Peters to the Cayman Islands Grand Court based on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC), which conducted an open recruitment process last summer. The job was advertised locally and internationally and, following a rigorous shortlisting process, an interview panel evaluated five candidates before […]
Watler convicted of murdering Duffell on DNA alone
(CNS): Lindsay Kirk Watler (55) was found guilty of murder on Wednesday by a jury of nine women and three men following a two-week trial. Watler had denied killing George Ian Duffell (51) and continued to do so as the jury read out their verdict when he said, “I didn’t do it.” Duffell was murdered […]
Chilean ATM thieves jailed for 14 months
(CNS): Three Chilean nationals who were charged with theft and money laundering last year were recently convicted and sentenced to 14 months in jail. On Tuesday, 4 February, the court granted the crown’s request for a confiscation order against the ringleader of the gang, as he had played a leading role in the sophisticated crime. […]
