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A father accused of raping his nine-year-old daughter was released on bail when he appeared in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court yesterday. His attorney, Martie Garnes, however stressed the man had a good defence to the charge. The 29-year-old Christ Church man was not required to plead to having unlawful sexual intercourse with the girl on July 12. Prosecutor Sergeant Kenmore Phillips objected to him being released. He said the …
Economist and trade unionist Asokore Hussien Rahmon Beckles was hauled before the law court on Monday in connection with two assault charges. The No. 20 Colleton Gardens, St Peter resident was granted $5 000 bail with one surety when he appeared before Magistrate Manila Renee. He is accused of unlawfully assaulting Richard Woodroffe occasioning him actual bodily harm on January 28, 2023. It
Declaring that he was the peace maker was not enough to prevent illegal Jamaican Ryon Antonio Williams from being remanded to Dodds Prison yesterday. His cousin Romario Chavez Coburn, who was also in the country illegally was, however, reprimanded and discharged and ordered to pay compensation. Williams, a 30-year-old labourer who was living in Passage Road, St Michael, was in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court where he was accused of and …
An accused facing two theft charges, who claims to have “issues” when housed at Dodds Prison on Thursday urged a magistrate to place him in “protective custody”.Jennoah Sylvester Woodley, of Eastbourne, St Philip, made the plea before Magistrate Manila Renee after denying the charges leveled against him.In fact, even before the charges were read the 46-year-old who reportedly has a hearing problem, stated: “I am not guilty. The matters are between me and two women . . . but I plead not guilty.”He is accused of stealing $400 belonging to Natalie Shepherd on July 17 as well as $490 b...
A known burglar’s 20th conviction today has landed him in Dodds prison for two years.The sentence was handed down to Robert Omar Harris by Magistrate Manila Renee when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court at Cane Garden, St Thomas.Harris, 45, of Block 1A, St Matthias, Christ Church, admitted to stealing a flash drive valued $60 belonging to Sheena Griffith between September 13 and 24, 2022, as well as entering Griffith’s residence as a trespasser and stealing a bathroom mat, a set of pots and pans, a dispenser set, a set of spoons and forks, two bags and one set of fabr...