From The Courts

Sibling: Did not like the company my sister kept

When Royale Achim Trotman’s murder trial continued yesterday the deceased woman’s brother Henry Edghill testified. Trotman is accused of murdering his 74-year-old neighbour Phyllis Edghill between November 28 and December...

Man charged with murder of Eric Butcher

A 26-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Eric Butcher, who was killed in January. Jevon O’Brien...

Two men charged in September 4 robbery

Two young men have been charged in connection with a robbery on September 4. Kemani Antonio Mayers, 20, of...

Death by ‘plastic bag suffocation’

A forensic pathologist said yesterday that Phyllis Edghill died from asphyxia caused by plastic bag suffocation. Dr Shubhakar Karra...

Man charged after cocaine and cannabis seizure

A 28-year-old St Philip man has been charged with eight drug offences following the seizure of suspected cocaine...

‘I kept gun for protection’

After pleading guilty to a gun and ammunition charge last month, Jason Anderson Phillips returned before Justice Anthony Blackman in Supreme Court No. 3A...

Doctor on assault charge

A doctor on an assault charge was released on bail when he appeared in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Dr Sherwin Ivor Benskin, 59,...

Prosecution wants starting point of 10 years for grandfather

While the prosecution wants a ten-year starting point for sentencing Winfield Nurse for disposing of his granddaughter’s body more than two decades ago, the...

Three charged after $33.8M cocaine seizure at ea

Three Barbadian men have been charged following the seizure of 676 kilogrammes of cocaine during a joint maritime operation off the coast of Barbados. The...

Man fined $32 500 for gun, ammo

A man who got himself an illegal gun after he said two members of his family were murdered is now $14 000 poorer as...

$15 000 compensation for sex with 14-year-old

In what was described as a case of grooming, Rawlston Carrington was made to pay compensation to the under-aged girl with whom he had...