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Court told of 28 wounds in police shooting probe

THE mother of Valentino Pratt, one of three men killed by police in Blair Estates in 2019, gasped as a pathologist described the estimated 28 gunshot wounds her son suffered as the Coroner’s Court inquest into the matter continued yesterday.

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Man charged for two counts of rape over separate incidents

A 26-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he allegedly sexually assaulted two women in separate incidents in New Providence in the last four months.One of his victims was a Mexican woman he allegedly abducted at knifepoint on Paradise Island, where he sexually abused her in his car.

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21-year-old accused of taking car at gunpoint

A 21-year-old man was imprisoned yesterday after he allegedly robbed a man of his car at gunpoint on the Eastern Road in December.

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Two years for having loaded gun

A 37-year-old male was sentenced to two years in prison after he admitted to having a loaded gun in his car on Tonique Williams Darling Highway last week.

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Court of Appeal revives $1.8m lawsuit against Defence Force

THE Court of Appeal revived a $1.8m lawsuit against the Royal Bahamas Defence Force after the appellants' vessel sank and sustained significant damage while in the RBDF’s custody.

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Constable removed from RBPF and charged with stabbing man at stadium

A POLICE constable was removed from the force and charged in court yesterday with allegedly stabbing someone at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium last November.

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‘STREETS NEVER FORGAVE’ VICTIM: Latest man killed had turned to a Christian lifestyle

A MAN on bail for murder was killed yesterday despite reportedly recently embracing a Christian lifestyle.

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Water and Sewerage’s CFO questioned over contracted companies ownership

THE Chief Financial Officer of the Water and Sewage Corporation (WSC) testified yesterday that Adrian Gibson was not named the owner of three companies under scrutiny for the contracts they received during his time as executive chairman of the company.

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Man awaiting a retrial jailed for breaking curfew

A MAN awaiting retrial for his alleged involvement in a fatal graveyard shooting in Grand Bahama in 2016 was sentenced to four months in prison yesterday after he admitted to breaking curfew.

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Guilty plea to possession of dangerous drugs

A MAN was bound to keep the peace for six months yesterday after he pleaded guilty to having drugs on his person last weekend.

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January’s 21 murders most in at least a decade

THE murder rate in January increased by 163 per cent compared to January 2023.

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Coroner: ‘Unacceptable’ to fail to disclose toxicology report

THE failure of a senior police forensics officer to disclose a toxicology report on three men police killed in Blair Estates in 2019 was deemed “unacceptable” by the coroner yesterday as the inquest into the matter continued.

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15-year-old boy charged with attempted murder

A 15-year-old boy was remanded to Simpson Penn Centre for Boys yesterday after he was accused of shooting a 17-year-old in a botched motorcycle theft on Charles Vincent Street last week.

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Customs officer testifies that police asked for details of imported shipments

A SENIOR customs officer testified yesterday that senior officers requested he provide details about imported shipments for Adrian Gibson and Baha Maintenance and Elite Maintenance.

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Man charged with defrauding someone of a $100k drill truck

A MAN was granted $15,000 bail yesterday after being accused of defrauding someone of their $100,000 Drill Truck and being found with a fake bill of sale.