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A murder charge, which was mistakenly reduced to manslaughter has been re-instated for two men who were charged for killing and dismembering a man of Georgetown. Javid DaSilva, and a then 15 year old boy, were charged that on May 2, 2023 at Georgetown, with malice aforethought they caused the death of Sheldon Welch of Georgetown by an unlawful act. However, when the charge was read to the men earlier...

A young man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping another man, who was later found with 35 stab wounds to his neck, was sentenced to prison for four years. Zane Lewis, who was 23-years old at the time of the offence, appeared at the High Court before Justice Brian Cottle on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, where he was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to entering the dwelling house of Travez Fernandez...

The Superintendent of Prisons (SoP) is of the notion that addressing mental health is not just an issue within the prisons, but within the state of St Vincent and the Grenadines. When SoP Dwayne Bailey told the High Court there are currently 40 inmates who are suffering from mental illness, Counsel Mikhail Charles rose and asked the superintendent if any personal care is being provided to the inmates to cater …

“Nefarious officers” who smuggle cellphones into prison for inmates are said to be among the greatest contributors to the 530 cellphones being found amongst 399 inmates. “That’s more than one phone per prisoner, and those are ones you managed to seize,” Justice Brian Cottle said as he added how disheartening it is to hear that the phones are being used “to reach out to” and “interfere” with victims. These statistics …