Tag: manslaughter
Doctor arrested on manslaughter allegation
(CNS): Police say that a 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by reason of gross negligence in relation to an incident that occurred on 21 January this year. The Health Services Authority has confirmed that one of its “visiting practitioners has been arrested” and placed on leave until further notice. The doctor […]
Shooter jailed for 23 years for killing friend over $175
(CNS): Javon James Dixon was sentenced on Thursday to 23 years in prison for gunning down and killing his long-time friend, Jovin Omar Fuentes (32), in the street in July 2022 due to a feud over $175 owed on the use of a car. Dixon was tried for murder twice. The first one ended with […]
Numbers shop killers get 10 and 14 years jail time
(CNS): Justin Kyle Jackson (24) will serve 14 years and one month in prison while Eric Williams Soto (23) will serve ten years for the manslaughter of retired prison officer Harry Elliott and the possession of a loaded illegal gun during a botched robbery at a numbers shop, run by an ex-cop, on School Road […]
Gunman claimed he was in fear for his life
(CNS): Justin Kyle Jackson, who alongside Eric Soto is expected to be sentenced on Friday for the manslaughter of retired prison officer Harry Elliott, told the police that days after that fatal shooting, he was armed with a different gun to the one that killed Elliott because he was in fear for his life. Caine […]
Killers ‘deeply remorseful’ as they await sentence
(CNS): Lawyers representing Justin Kyle Jackson (25) and Eric Brian Williams Soto (23) told the court their clients were “deeply remorseful” about the death of Harry Elliott (63), who was shot and killed by Jackson during an attempted robbery at an illegal numbers shop on School Road in April 2022. In November last year, Jackson […]
Boat captain gets over seven years for causing fatal crash
(CNS): Sean Michael McDonald (39) was remanded in custody Wednesday to begin serving a prison sentence of seven years and one month for causing the death of Manuel “Manny” Brown (49), a former police officer from George Town, and his business partner, John Turner (70), a UK national living in Cayman, and endangering the life […]
Boat captain faces lengthy jail time for fatal crash
(CNS): Sean Michael McDonald (39) is expected to be sent to jail on Wednesday, following a court hearing on Friday in relation to the sentence he will receive after being convicted last year on two charges of manslaughter and of endangering life in connection with a deadly night-time boat crash in the North Sound in […]
Boat captain found guilty in deadly crash
(CNS): Sean Michael McDonald (39) has been found guilty of two counts of manslaughter and one of endangering life in connection with a deadly night-time boat crash in the North Sound near the Harbour House channel three years ago. Manuel “Manny” Brown (49), a former police officer from George Town, and his business partner, John […]
Crown: speed, negligence caused fatal boat crash
(CNS): The speed, acceleration, poor judgment and general negligence of boat captain Sean Michael McDonald (38) when he was at the helm of the Pepper Jelly on 11 August 2019 caused a fatal crash in the North Sound between that boat and a smaller vessel, a court heard Tuesday.
GT man gets 10 years for club car park killing
(CNS): Mason Courtney Bryan (29) was handed a ten year prison term on Wednesday for the manslaughter of Recardo Lionel Pars in a nightclub car park at The Strand plaza in August last year. Bryan stabbed Pars during a fight in which prosecutors accept both Pars and his younger brother attacked Bryan, provoking the escalation […]
Crown accepts killer was provoked in fight
(CNS): Mason Courtney Bryan (28) was provoked and had been involved in a violent encounter with his victim when he stabbed and killed Recardo Lionel Pars (27) outside the nightclub complex at The Strand plaza in August last year, prosecutors told the court Thursday. The crown has accepted that Bryan, who has admitted manslaughter, was […]
