Tag: murder trial
Brothers to stand trial for murder in April
(CNS): Two George Town brothers charged with killing Jason Powery (20) in July last year will now face trial on 18 April after the case was adjourned over legal complications last month. Osbourne Douglas (28) and Justin Ramoon (24) are accused of the fatal shooting of the young West Bay man outside a bar in central George […]
Murder trial delayed as judge dismisses jury pool
(CNS): Two brothers from George Town charged with the murder of Jason Powery last year in what police said was a gang-related shooting were scheduled to face trial Monday in Grand Court but a legal challenge led to the dismissal of the entire jury pool. Justice Charles Quin released around 100 potential jurors following submissions from […]
Not guilty verdict in child murder case
(CNS): Devon Anglin has been found not guilty for a second time for the murder of 4-year-old Jeremiah Barnes on 15 February 2010. After he delivered the verdict, Justice Charles Quin acknowledged the pain, suffering and grief of the child’s parents and that they and others in the community would be deeply disappointed that his […]
Verdict in child killing to come in New Year
(CNS): The man accused of shooting dead a 4-year-old child in 2010 will have to wait until January to learn his fate. Following the closure of the murder trial last week, the judge presiding over the case without a jury said he expected to deliver his written verdict in the case on 19 January. Devon […]
Anglin guilty or strikingly unfortunate
(CNS): The crown prosecutor told Justice Charles Quin that Devon Anglin was either guilty of killing 4-year-old Jeremiah Barnes or he was facing misfortune of a “striking level”, given the circumstantial evidence against him as well as two eyewitnesses accounts. As Andrew Radcliffe QC summed up the crown’s case for murder against Anglin on Wednesday, he said […]
Anglin won’t take stand in child killing case
(CNS): The West Bay man accused of murdering four-year-old Jeremiah Barnes as he tried to kill his father in a gang-related shooting in February 2010 will not be taking the witness stand to answer the charges. Devon Anglin (29) was charged with the crime before local laws were changed to allow a judge or jury […]
Retired cop recalls emotional aftermath of child’s murder
(CNS): Retired detective chief inspector Peter Kennett, testifying in court Friday, recalled the emotional scenes when he arrived at the hospital on the night 4-year-old Jeremiah Barnes was shot dead. Kennett returned to Cayman to give evidence in the murder trial of Devon Anglin, who is accused of being the masked gunman that opened fire on […]
Murdered child’s parents sure about killer’s identity
(CNS): Devon Anglin’s defence counsel sought to cast doubt on the eyewitness testimony of the parents of Jeremiah Barnes, who was shot and killed when he was just four years old when the family stopped to get gas at Hell Service Station in West Bay in February 2010. Giving evidence last week in the retrial of Anglin for […]
Anglin retrial for child murder begins
(CNS): Chilling CCTV footage, shown as evidence in the retrial of Devon Anglin (29) for murder, shows a gunman shooting at close range at a white Chevrolet Malibu at Hell Gas Station on the night of 15 February 2010, which resulted in the death of 4-year-old Jeremiah Barnes. Presenting the crown’s case Tuesday, Andrew Radcliffe […]
Appeal dismissed for gang murder
(CNS): Brian Borden was returned to jail Friday after learning that his appeal against conviction for the murder of Robert Mackford Bush in 2011 was dismissed. Although heavily critical of the crown for the non-disclosure of evidence to the defence, which was the core of the appeal, the Court of Appeal found that if the […]
Brothers deny gang killing
(CNS): Two brothers from George Town, Osbourne Douglas (28) and Justin Ramoon (23), both denied murdering Jason Powery (20) in a suspected gang-related shooting last month outside a George Town bar. Standing in the dock in Grand Court on Friday morning, the men pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder and possession of an […]
