Two charged with murder including prisoner accused of stabbing inmate
AN inmate accused of fatally stabbing another prisoner at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS) last month was charged with murder on Friday.
Police still investigating claims a fourth-grade student was assaulted by officer
The alleged assault of a 4th-grade EP Roberts Primary School student by a police officer is still under investigation by the Complaints and Corruption Unit two months after the incident occurred in January.
Inmate charged with murder of another prisoner
AN inmate accused of fatally stabbing another prisoner at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS) last month was charged with murder on Friday.
Defence Force officer accused of kissing and groping two teen cadets
A 25-YEAR-OLD defence force officer has been accused of indecent conduct with two 17-year-old female cadets at a defence force base last week.
Testimony contradicts officer’s claim that EMT moved firearm at police-involved killing
CONFLICTING accounts have emerged over the position of Deron Okoye Wilkinson’s body and the location of a firearm after he was fatally shot in his car by police on Independence Highway in 2018.
Assault with a handgun charge
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after being accused of assaulting another man with a handgun outside a wash house on Joe Farrington Road earlier this week.
Brothers sentenced for breaking into pre-school
TWO brothers were sentenced to prison yesterday after admitting to breaking into a preschool on the corner of Ragged Island and Bahama Avenue twice this year.
Officer testifies Wilkinson had a gun but family claim he was unarmed
AN officer testified that her partner shot and killed 27-year-old Deron Okoye Wilkinson on Independence Highway in 2018 after the deceased allegedly pulled out a gun during a traffic stop.
Man accused of raping 15-year-old girl
A 32-year-old man was granted bail yesterday after he was accused of molesting a 15-year-old girl in New Providence.
37-year-old charged with molesting underage niece
A 37-year-old man was granted bail yesterday after he was accused of molesting his underaged niece over a three-year period.
Charged for injuring man with bladed-weapon
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after being accused of attacking another man with a blade in Eleuthera last week.
Man and woman hospitalised in shooting incident last night
POLICE are investigating two shooting incidents that left a man and a woman injured last night.
Jury empanelled for police-involved killing of Deron Wilkinson in 2018
A JURY was empanelled yesterday to hear evidence in the police-involved shooting death of 27-year-old Deron Okoye Wilkinson on Independence Highway in 2018.
30 months jail for having loaded gun
A MAN was sentenced to 30 months in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun in his Eleuthera home last week.
Haitian woman accused of having fake passport
A WOMAN of Haitian descent was granted bail yesterday after she was accused of possessing a fake Bahamian passport last year.
