Tag: manslaughter
Jeffers appeals ‘numbers man’ manslaughter conviction
(CNS): An investigation carried out by the Bermuda Police Service for the RCIPS into allegations that Cayman police officers supplied a woman in the witness protection programme with drugs found no evidence that this was true — a fact that was brought to light in the Court of Appeal this week and which the defence […]
Man arrested in teen water death
(CNS): A 63-year-old man from George Town has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and child cruelty in connection with the death of 14-year-old Risco Batten, who drowned while on a swimming trip last November. Police said the man was arrested on Tuesday and has since been bailed. No other details were released by the […]
Witness dropped from police protection
(CNS): A crown witness whose evidence was fundamental to three convictions against a local man for murder and manslaughter has been dropped from the witness protection programme and has accused the police of supplying her with drugs in order to secure her testimony, the Court of Appeal heard Thursday. In three separate trials the prosecution witness […]
Suspect driver charged with manslaughter
(CNS): A 24-year-old Bodden Town man has been charged not only with causing death by careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident in connection with a fatal collision last week but he has also been charged with manslaughter. Nicholas Tibbetts, who is an immigration officer at the airport, is accused of killing Donnie Ray Connor, […]
