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...

High Court judge dismisses application by Irish tycoon

A High Court judge last month dismissed the application by Irish tycoon, John McManus, for judicial review against former coroner Graveney Bannister, who conducted...

St Philip man fined $20 000

A St Philip man was fined $20 000 after pleading guilty to drug charges today in the District ‘B’ Magistrates' Court. Ras Bajalous I’Kambo, 57...

Wounding accused remanded

A “very thorough” bail application, as well as evidence from a lawman of previous reports to the Hastings/ Worthing Police Station, resulted in Marlon...

Rapist given more time to pay up

The then teenager who confessed to the statutory rape of a then 12-year-old girl, was given further time in which to pay compensation when...

Unemployed ‘nuisance’ jailed for three months

An unemployed man who Magistrate Manila Renee said continued to be “a nuisance”,was jailed for three months after pleading guilty to three charges. Veril Glenroy...

Father must pay for beating

A father, who beat his son’s mother after he tried to talk to her about the child’s maintenance, was fined and placed on a...