Tag: Dennis Brady

Bush was ‘weird and creepy’ says assault victim

Bush was ‘weird and creepy’ says assault victim

| 19/02/2024

(CNS): McKeeva Bush MP (WBW) was described by one of the women he is accused of indecently assaulting as “weird and creepy” when he bit and sucked her arm during a cocktail party at the Ritz-Carlton in 2022, a court heard on Monday. As Charles Miskin KC opened the crown’s case against the former premier […]

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Officer cleared over death of K9 at GT Police Station

Officer cleared over death of K9 at GT Police Station

| 07/02/2024 | 33 Comments

(CNS): A police constable charged with animal cruelty following the death in 2022 of Baron, a police dog in the RCIPS K-9 Unit, has been acquitted after a magistrate found he was not to blame. The dog died of heat stroke after he was left outside the George Town Police Station in the sun without […]

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CCTV shows K9 dog left all day in sun with no water

CCTV shows K9 dog left all day in sun with no water

| 08/12/2023

(CNS): In Summary Court on Wednesday, CCTV footage was shown of how on 9 July 2022, RCIPS canine Baron died after being left out all day in the hot summer sun without access to shade, water or food after the young officer looking after him forgot to open his kennel gate. Timothy Alexander Munroe has […]

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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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‘Road rage’ suspect charged with murder

‘Road rage’ suspect charged with murder

| 11/07/2023

(CNS): Bryan Welcome (41) appeared in court Tuesday charged with the murder of Omar Ryan in an alleged road rage incident on David Foster Drive on Sunday night. Welcome appeared via Zoom from the detention centre, represented by defence attorney Dennis Brady. The case was transmitted to the Grand Court and Welcome was remanded in […]

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Bush case stalls over legal costs

Bush case stalls over legal costs

| 08/07/2023

(CNS): Former premier and speaker of the House McKeeva Bush (68) appeared in Grand Court briefly on Friday, facing charges of rape and indecent assault, but the case was adjourned until next week as the veteran West Bay politician is facing issues over legal representation. Bush was still walking with the aid of a cane […]

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Case adjourned as Bush mulls jury trial

Case adjourned as Bush mulls jury trial

| 21/03/2023

(CNS): McKeeva Bush MP (WBW) did not answer charges against him when he appeared in court on Tuesday as his attorney, Dennis Brady, asked for one more adjournment to allow the former speaker time to consider where he wanted to stand trial. While Brady implied that his client was likely to plead not guilty to […]

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Bush due in court facing indecent assault charges

Bush due in court facing indecent assault charges

| 07/03/2023

(CNS) UPDATED: The former speaker of the Cayman Islands parliament and West Bay MP, McKeeva Bush (WBW), has been charged with two counts of indecent assault and alternatively common assault in relation to an incident occurring at a Caribbean Tourism Organization cocktail event at the Ritz-Carlton resort last September. Police said he was due to […]

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Young murderer didn’t intend to kill, says lawyer

Young murderer didn’t intend to kill, says lawyer

| 07/12/2021 | 18 Comments

(CNS): Criminal defence attorney Dennis Brady told a court Monday that his young client, Jashawn Owen Anthony Johnson (21), did not intend to kill Michael Aaron Bush (22) last Christmas Eve when he stabbed him outside a nightclub in The Strand plaza. Brady argued that Johnson was provoked, in fear of violence and believed he […]

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