Tag: murder
Cops on scene of daylight gang killing
(CNS): A local man has been shot and killed in what is believed to be a gang-related murder on the streets of George Town in broad daylight. Police have confirmed that the fatal shooting happened at around 11:45am near to the Globe Bar and the junction of Tigris Street and Martin Drive, in the central […]
Police seize guns from murder suspect
(CNS): Officers investigating the murder of Justin Manderson have charged one man and two women with guns and drugs offences following a raid in Prospect Friday but no one has yet been charged with his murder. One 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of killing Manderson when police raided an apartment at Lantern Point in […]
Suspects bailed in Manderson murder enquiry
(CNS): Two men who were arrested in a West Bay operation last week on suspicion of killing Justin Manderson have been released on bail, the RCIPS has confirmed. Ten days after the 24-year-old West Bay man was gunned down on the pavement close to Seven Mile Shops in the early hours of 1 October, the […]
Police canvas drivers for details on killing
(CNS): The police tried to break through the usual wall of silence on gang-related killings by canvassing drivers and people visiting the Seven Mile Shops area on Saturday, exactly one week after Justin Manderson was murdered there. The West Bay man, who police believe was a prominent local gang member, was gunned down in the […]
Two men arrested over 7 Mile Shops killing
(CNS): Police investigating the murder of Justin Manderson on Saturday 1 October have arrested two men on suspicion of killing the 24-year-old man and two others have been arrested on drug and ammunition offences following related searches. The West Bay man, who police believe was heavily involved in local gang violence, was gunned down in the […]
Police urge reluctant witnesses to come forward
(CNS): The police are appealing for people who were in the area of Seven Mile Shops in the early hours of Saturday morning and may have information about the murder of Justin Manderson to come forward. Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of the West Bay man believe that there are reluctant witnesses who may be […]
WB man shot dead by 7MB shops
(CNS) Updated Saturday 12:20pm: Police launched a murder inquiry Saturday morning after a West Bay man, whom they have now identified as Justin Manderson (24), was found with fatal gunshot wounds near Seven Mile Shops, along the West Bay Road, at around 1:40am. He died at hospital about two hours later. The police are now searching […]
Jury took minutes to decide verdicts in domestic killings
(CNS): Given the overwhelming evidence, it took an inquest jury less than ten minutes Friday to arrive at verdicts in the tragic killings of Nichelle Anna-Kay Thomas (21) and Devon Roy Campbell (39) in February 2014. The seven members of the jury unanimously found that Thomas had been unlawfully killed and her violent partner had committed […]
UK court ruling could fuel local appeals
(CNS): Local defence attorneys believe that a very important ruling in the UK this week regarding the misinterpretation by the courts for the last 30 years over crimes involving joint enterprise will impact a number of serving prisoners and future cases in the Cayman Islands. The law, which has allowed people to be convicted of […]
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 […]
Suspects charged with killing Jason Powery
(CNS): Two men from George Town who were arrested by police last Friday have been charged with murder. The men, aged 23 and 28, were charged late Wednesday afternoon with killing Jason Powery and possession of an unlicensed firearm. The West Bay man was just 20 years old when he was gunned down in Martin […]
