From The Courts

Two UK men remanded on cocaine charges

Two United Kingdom men charged with cocaine-related offences were remanded when they appeared at the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court, Horse Hill, St Joseph, today. Abdul-Rasheed Anjolaoluwa Oduola, 19, of Dagenham,...

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...

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...

Witness: Shooting happened so fast

Initially, when a white car passed her shop, she did not spare it a second glance, the shop’s owner recalled yesterday. However, moments later, the...

Jury ‘key part of free society’

Barbadians are some of the most fortunate people and have much to be thankful for, declared Justice Carlisle Greaves. “There is nobody invading our country,...

Misbehaving 20-year-old back in cells

A 20-year-old man accused of six offences was hauled back to the cells at Central Police Station yesterday after he began misbehaving on leaving...

Lawyers differ on killer’s level of culpability

Attorneys yesterday differed on the level of culpability which should be ascribed to triple killer Ramario Antonio Roach. Senior Counsel Andrew Pilgrim said Roach’s level...

District ‘A’ Civil and Maintenance Magistrate’s Courts relocated

The District ‘A’ Civil and Maintenance Magistrate’s Courts have been relocated to the Henry Forde and David Simmons Legal and Judicial Complex, Coleridge Street,...

Drinker ends up in hot water

He has been celebrating birthdays from the beginning of the year and that was the reason for his behaviour, said Winston Oneal Gittens. “I’m not...