Courts
Crown’s defence in doctors’ JR on shaky ground
(CNS) A Grand Court judge raised concerns on Thursday about how the crown is presenting its defence to a judicial review brought by Doctors Express over the seizure of their legal medical cannabis last year. On a number of occasions Justice Robin McMillan pointed out to counsel from the Attorney General’s Chambers, that he was […]
Woman charged with stabbing partner
(CNS): A woman is facing serious charges of assault GBH after she allegedly stabbed a man believed to be her partner at a home in George Town. The 35-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday after the man was taken to hospital, where he is still being treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The woman appeared […]
Raid on doctors ‘malicious’, argues lawyer
(CNS): A raid by HM Customs at a medical centre prescribing legal cannabis oil was unlawful and malicious, a lawyer argued on Tuesday. At a judicial review into the 2019 incident, in which legal medicines were seized from Doctors Express, James Austin-Smith presented a list of damning evidence about how the entire operation was planned […]
Hospital security officers acquitted
(CNS): Dominic Dacres (42) and Nick Smith (58) have both been cleared by a jury of fraud allegations and falsely claiming overtime while they worked as hospital security officers. Smith was found not guilty of two counts of false accounting and a single count of breach of trust, while Dacres was acquitted on one count […]
Appeal court orders new trial in status scam
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of Judith Douglas for a status scam theft of almost $2 million. In a ruling delivered on Monday by Judge Cheryll Richards on behalf of the higher court, the panel found that Douglas did not get a fair trial because of comments made by […]
Pay fraud case hit hospital’s bottom line
(CNS): Two men accused of defrauding the hospital by getting paid for work they never actually did even claimed overtime when they were not in the country in a scheme that prosecutors said could have cost the Health Services Authority tens of thousands of dollars in losses. Nick Smith (58) and Dominic Dacres (42), who […]
Shocking sexual assault conviction sticks
(CNS): A man who was convicted of a particularly egregious sexual assault, in which his seven-year-old victim was infected with a sexually transmitted disease, will remain in jail after his appeal against both his conviction and sentence was rejected on Friday. Devon Stewart (59), who was convicted in 2017 for gross indecency on a child […]
Status scammer appeals ‘bias’ by judge
(CNS): Judith Douglas, who was convicted in July 2019 of conning an expatriate business owner out of almost $2 million in a Caymanian status scam, has appealed her conviction, largely based on the way she was treated by the acting Grand Court judge who heard the case. Douglas’ attorney argued that the comments made by […]
Teenager charged in family stabbing
(CNS): A 19-year-old man who is accused of stabbing his cousin, who is also 19, has been charged with wounding. Police said the George Town teenager appeared in court on Friday and Monday and has been remanded in custody until 18 September. The victim, who is still recovering from serious injuries, was stabbed multiple times […]
CMR owner faces more criminal charges
(CNS): Prosecutors are pursuing new criminal charges against the owner of the Cayman Marl Road website for complaints about the site that would normally be handled through the civil court. Using criminal laws instead, the crown has charged Sandra Hill (47) with disorderly conduct in connection with her on-the-spot reporting over a West Bay land […]
Bush faces December trial for assault
(CNS): Speaker William McKeeva Bush is now expected to stand trial on 7 December for three assault charges and one count of disorderly conduct. The veteran politician and West Bay representative is accused of beating up a female manager at a Seven Mile Beach bar during what was said to be a drunken evening in […]
