Tag: violent crime
Third man charged in Robinson murder case
(CNS): A 28-year-old man from George Town has now been charged with murder and wounding with intent and is due to appear in court today, Tuesday. The man was arrested on Thursday in connection with the murder of Randy Kelsey Robinson (37) and the wounding of a second victim outside the Carib Café on Shedden […]
Bus driver fights off would-be robbers
(CNS): A bus driver was treated by EMS personnel on Wednesday night for a cut to his face that he received fighting off two men who tried to rob him on Mount Pleasant Road in the vicinity of Mount Close. The driver was dropping off his last passengers in West Bay around 8pm, but as […]
Man badly wounded after stabbing on 7MB
(CNS): Tourists were, once again, witnesses to violence at Seven Mile Public Beach this week after a man was stabbed multiple times during an altercation among vendors, CNS has learned. The violent assault took place before noon on Wednesday, 19 April. Afterwards, the injured man was taken to hospital with serious stab wounds to his […]
West Bay man denies charges in barroom shooting
(CNS): Drewan Elvis Ebanks (24) pleaded not guilty on Friday to attempted murder and the possession of an unlicensed firearm. Ebanks is accused of trying to kill another man in a shooting outside the Power Supply Bar in the Marquee Plaza around 7:20pm on Sunday, 18 December, when the victim received a single gunshot wound to […]
Man critically injured during bar room violence
(CNS): One man is currently in hospital in critical condition after he was seriously assaulted during a spate of violence at a bar on Shedden Road, east of Eastern Avenue, at the weekend. CNS understands that a fight occurred around 2am on Saturday at the Sol y Luna bar, where a number of men were […]
West Bay man charged in Marquee Plaza stabbing
(CNS): A 25-year-old man from West Bay has been remanded in custody after he appeared in court Friday accused of stabbing another man and seriously wounding him during an incident at the Marquee Plaza on 16 December. The area off Lawrence Boulevard has been the scene of a number of violent incidents in recent months. […]
Men injured in two violent New Year fights
(CNS): One man is in hospital in critical condition after an early morning fight on New Year’s eve at the Everglo Bar in Bodden Town. The altercation involved several men with machetes, according to a police press release. The injured man received multiple wounds and was taken to hospital by the emergency services. Meanwhile, two […]
Police seek witnesses to weekend violence
(CNS): Police said there were a number of violent incidents over the weekend across Grand Cayman, some of which resulted in serious injury. Four people landed in hospital after being chopped, shot or stabbed. Police said they are aware that there were several witnesses to all these incidents and investigators are encouraging anyone with information […]
Police hunt gunman after man shot outside bar
(CNS): Police are asking for information in relation to a shooting on Sunday night outside the Power Supply Bar at the Marquee Plaza on Lawrence Boulevard in the heart of the Seven Mile Beach tourist area. The police responded to a 911 call about shots fired just after 7:20pm on 18 December and found shell […]
Man jailed for seven years after hatchet attack
(CNS): Gioser Acosta Gonzalez (42), originally from Cuba, has been jailed for seven years following his conviction more than 18 months ago for a violent attack in October 2020 in West Bay. Gonzalez was found guilty of wounding with intent after he hit a man in the head twice with a hatchet during an argument […]
Two men arrested for attempted murder
(CNS): A 31-year-old man from George Town and a 28-year-old man from Bodden Town have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and the possession of an unlicensed firearm following a shooting that happened in West Bay early Thursday morning in which a man was shot in the leg and a dog was shot and […]
