Tag: common assault

Man charged with unlicensed gun possession for air rifle

Man charged with unlicensed gun possession for air rifle

| 08/03/2024

(CNS): A 35-year-old Bodden Town man has been charged with the possession of an unlicensed firearm after the police found an air rifle during a search of his home. The police said they responded to a domestic incident on Friday, 1 March, in response to a report that a man had assaulted a woman known […]

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Bush secures trial delay over alleged hidden agenda

Bush secures trial delay over alleged hidden agenda

| 05/09/2023

(CNS): A request by McKeeva Bush MP for a delay in his forthcoming indecent assault trial has been granted by the Grand Court as a result of questions surrounding the full disclosure of evidence by the crown. Bush appeared in court on Monday, when his attorney, Dennis Brady, applied to move the case from next […]

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Ex-minister and sons admit assault in land fight

Ex-minister and sons admit assault in land fight

| 14/09/2021

(CNS): The former community affairs minister in the 2009-2012 UDP administration and two family members have admitted common assault in relation to an altercation near his West Bay home in January last year. Mike Adam and his sons, Jordan and Erick, all pleaded guilty Monday when they appeared in Summary Court to stand trial. All […]

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Man charged over machete attack

Man charged over machete attack

| 08/09/2020

(CNS): A 24-year-old man from George Town has been charged with wounding, common assault and damage to property in connection with an incident of violence last Sunday. Police were called to a report of an assault at an address near the junction of West Bay Road and Eastern Avenue in George Town. A woman and […]

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WB man charged with GT burglary and assault

WB man charged with GT burglary and assault

| 20/05/2020

(CNS): A 27-year-old man of West Bay was charged on Monday in relation to an incident last week in George Town, where two men entered a residence on Whitman Seymour Drive, assaulted the occupant and stole a quantity of cash. Police said they responded to a report of the incident just after 4:30pm on Thursday, […]

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Two men charged in ‘gang’ violence case

Two men charged in ‘gang’ violence case

| 11/05/2020

(CNS): A 34-year-old man from West Bay who was arrested in connection with a machete attack last week in the district has now been charged with wounding with intent. During the incident, which was related to a resurgence of gang violence, a man’s hand was almost severed. A 20-year-old man has also been charged with […]

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Speaker charged with assault

Speaker charged with assault

| 24/04/2020

(CNS): McKeeva Bush (65), the speaker of the Legislative Assembly and member for West Bay West, has been charged with three counts of common assault and one count of disorderly conduct under the liquor licensing law in connection with a well documented violent incident at a Seven Mile Beach bar in February. Bush was said […]

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Teenager faces list of charges after assaulting cops

Teenager faces list of charges after assaulting cops

| 29/05/2019

(CNS): A 19-year-old man from George Town was charged with a list of crimes after he resisted arrest following an altercation in the capital earlier this week. The young man, who is accused of assaulting two officers, was arrested on Monday and has now been charged with assault ABH, common assault, assaulting two police officers, […]

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Stabbing suspect charged with list of crimes

Stabbing suspect charged with list of crimes

| 09/05/2019

(CNS): One of two people arrested after a violent incident near the George Town Library on Saturday night, in which two men were stabbed, has been charged with a long list of offences in relation to the incident. The 22-year-old man from George Town is facing charges of wounding with intent, robbery, common assault and […]

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