Emi Balcombe News Today

Over the last two months, Vincentians serving in the British Armed Forces have turned up before the law courts both here and in England facing serious criminal charges.   On January 18, DailyMail.com reported that Vincentian Bombardier, Elan Joseph, a British Army instructor was dismissed from the armed forces and given an 18-month community order.  Joseph, said to be from the Central Kingstown area was dragged before the courts accused …

A Vincentian soldier serving in the British Armed Forces has been committed to stand trial for attempted murder.  The ruling that Keri Phillips would face a Judge and Jury at the High Court was handed down by the Serious Offenses Court (SOC) at the end of the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) yesterday, January 31. During the process of the Inquiry, multiple witness testified as to what occurred on the evening of …

The court has dismissed the matter against a Vincentian in the British Army who was accused of discharging a firearm at a man. The defendant, Brently Butler of Chester Cottage was charged at the beginning of this month which alleged that on December 24, 2021, at Mt Young, he unlawfully discharged a firearm at Emi Balcombe of Langley Park. He was given bail at the Serious Offences Court (SOC) on …

Three Vincentians said to be enlisted in the British army were taken to court on charges yesterday, for gun-related crimes, and in one case attempted murder. While all were either supposed to have returned for duty already or in the very near future, they had to surrender all travel documents to the court yesterday, January 3. The first defendant, Keri Phillips of Chester Cottage is alleged to have, on December …

Three Vincentians said to be enlisted in the British army were taken to court on charges yesterday, for gun-related crimes, and in one case attempted murder. While all were either supposed to have returned for duty already or in the very near future, they had to surrender all travel documents to the court yesterday, January 3. The first defendant, Keri Phillips of Chester Cottage is alleged to have, on December …