Tag: violent crime
East End man arrested over violent assault
(CNS): A 22-year-old man from East End has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a serious and violent assault on a man, who underwent brain surgery and is currently in a coma as a result of severe head injuries sustained in the attack at the weekend. The 50-year-old victim was found […]
Suspects charged after weekend of violence
(CNS): James Douglas Ebanks (58) from West Bay was remanded in custody by the Summary Court on Tuesday after he was charged with grievous bodily harm in connection with a machete attack in a yard in Neon Close Saturday night. But in a separate case, Dez Kyshon Missick (23), a primary school chef, was bailed […]
Man in coma as cops seek witnesses to attack
(CNS): A 50-year-old man is currently in a coma fighting for his life after being “severely beaten” in an attack in East End. Police are appealing for witnesses to the brutal assault, which they said happened in the early hours of Saturday morning near to the Pirates Cove Bar. The man was found unconscious by […]
Cops charge another suspect gunman
(CNS): A 34-year-old man from George Town is the latest suspect to be charged in relation to increasing local gun crime and is expected to appear in court Friday morning. Police said that the man has been charged with attempted murder, grievous bodily harm with intent, and possession of an unlicensed firearm in connection with a […]
Inmate gets 6 months more time for jailhouse assault
(CNS): A West Bay man serving time at HMP Northward for armed robbery who assaulted another inmate had another six months added to his existing ten-year term Tuesday. When Ryan Ebanks punched Jeffrey Barnes, who is serving a life term for serial rape, in a dispute over jailhouse drugs, the fight was caught on CCTV. […]
Man dodges serious charge in drunken knife attack
(CNS): Maurice Jackson escaped an attempted murder charge this week after the crown accepted his guilty plea to wounding in connection with a drunken knife attack in North Side earlier this year following a dominoes game. As the crown was unable to prove any intent behind an extremely serious attack, the 23-year-old admitted the lesser […]
BT political hopeful assaulted after alleged indecent act
(CNS): A prominent member of the Bodden Town community was assaulted Thursday (14 July), police have confirmed, but CNS has learned that the act of violence was motivated by allegations that he had committed an indecent act with a minor that had been recorded on a mobile phone. The local 54-year-old man, who is understood […]
Man arrested over brawl with women at Wet Fete
(CNS): A man who is suspected of having assaulted at least one women during an altercation after the Wet Fete party in George Town in the early hours of Saturday morning has been arrested and bailed, police said. The suspect was found by police and emergency services on Cardinal Avenue at around 3am Saturday (2 […]
Two men assault elderly man aboard bus
(CNS): The police are appealing to members of the public to help them find two young men who assaulted a 71-year-old man on a bus on Sunday afternoon in West Bay. The man was riding a beige Toyota Hiace (a public bus) at around 2pm when he was punched by the two young men who […]
GT man arrested after Saturday night stabbing
(CNS): One man is currently in jail and another in hospital following a fight outside Welly’s Cool Spot, off Sound Way in George Town, on Saturday night, 14 May. Following a report that night at around 11:46pm to 911, a man was taken to hospital after receiving a serious stab wound to his stomach. He […]
Violent assaults at Wet Fete
(CNS): Police say that two men were injured in separate incidents at the Wet Fete party last Friday, 29 April, and that one of the victims suffered a fractured jaw. The RCIPS reported that officers responded at around 12:30am to a 911 dispatch to the location on the waterfront in George Town, at the old […]
