Tag: violent crime
Two men stabbed during fight in BT
(CNS): Three men were involved in a fight at a house in North Sound Estates, Bodden Town, on Saturday evening and two of them were seriously wounded, according to an RCIPS release. Officers were called to the scene at around 6pm, where they were told that both the injured men had been taken to hospital […]
Mac planned counter-motion on MP violence
(CNS): The controversy surrounding Speaker McKeeva Bush shows no sign of abating, regardless of the premier’s move to bring the election forward by six weeks. On Friday morning Bush called in to a radio talk show and revealed that he had planned to file a counter-motion to the no confidence one filed by the opposition. […]
Violent assault case remains stalled
(CNS): More than two years after Jeffery Powery (33) was first charged with attempted murder in connection with a serious assault on his mother at her home in West Bay, the case remains stalled for a catalogue of legal reasons. Powery admitted the violent attack, which happened in December 2018 , when he pleaded guilty […]
Police seek help to find wanted man
(CNS): The RCIPS is asking the public’s help to find a man caught on CCTV at the Esso gas station on Shamrock Road in Red Bay, where he is said to have assaulted another man in July last year. The unidentified man is wanted on suspicion of assault GBH in connection with an altercation during […]
Christmas Eve murder suspect in jail
(CNS): Jashawn Owen Anthony Johnson (20) from Prospect was remanded in custody by Magistrate Valdis Foldats on Tuesday, after making his first appearance in court following a charge for murder. Johnson is accused of killing Michael Aaron Bush (22) from West Bay during a fight outside a nightclub complex in the Strand Plaza in the […]
Suspect charged in Christmas Eve killing
(CNS): A 20-year-old-man from George Town has been charged with the murder of Michael Aaron Bush (22) from West Bay following a fight outside a nightclub complex in the Strand Plaza in the early hours of Christmas Eve. He was arrested on suspicion of the killing at the weekend after he handed himself in to […]
Man mugged by gang on George Town street
(CNS): An elderly man was taken to hospital by police early Monday morning when he turned up at the George Town Police Station after falling victim to a street mugging. The man told officers that he had been assaulted and robbed by multiple men as he was walking in the Shedden Road area at around […]
Police arrest suspect in Christmas Eve murder
(CNS) UPDATED SUNDAY: Police say that a man has been arrested on suspicion of the killing of 22-year-old Michael Aaron Bush, who was stabbed multiple times during a fight in the Strand Plaza car park on Christmas Eve. In a release early Sunday afternoon, the RCIPS said that at around 8:30 on Saturday evening, 26 […]
Man killed in Christmas Eve stabbing
(CNS): Police have opened a murder inquiry after a 22-year-old man from West Bay died at the Cayman Islands Hospital this morning as a result of multiple stab wounds. The victim was found by emergency personnel, bleeding and unresponsive, in the parking lot of the Strand Plaza on Canal Point Road at around 2:20am on […]
Speaker’s behaviour shameful, says magistrate
(CNS): House Speaker McKeeva Bush is under home curfew after a magistrate suspended a short two month prison sentence and fined him $700 on Monday for his conviction for assault and disorderly conduct. Magistrate Kirsty-Ann Gunn described his behaviour as reprehensible and said she needed to send a message to the community. Bush has also […]
Cops tackle more street violence
(CNS): Armed cops were caught on camera rounding up suspects in George Town early Saturday morning after more reports of fights and gun violence. Although the RCIPS has not revealed details of any specific arrests, officers were said to have responded to reports of gunfire at a bar on Dump Road and a serious brawl […]
