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Inmate Andrew Davis said prison boss wanted him dead

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Inmate Andrew Davis said prison boss wanted him dead

Days before his tragic death in custody, murder convict Andrew Davis said that Prison Commissioner Charles Murphy wanted him dead.

Davis, who died on Wednesday, made the chilling claim in the voice note below.

Davis’ fate was in Murphy’s hands. The commissioner closed the prison’s gate on March 16 with no notice, citing the COVID-19 pandemic.

This meant that Davis, who had a myriad of health issues, no longer had access to his prescribed diet—which his family had provided for him since 2013 due to budgetary constraints at the prison.

He wrote Murphy the following letter on April 1, begging for access to fruits, vegetables, other nutritional food and purified water due to his failing health. Davis never received a response.

 

Commissioner Murphy denied Andrew Davis’ request for access to his prescribed diet that the prison could not provide

 

‘I COULDN’T BREATHE’

Davis, who had sleep apnea, used a C-PAC breathing machine. The machine required distilled water, which he no longer had access to. On Sunday, October 25, Davis was taken to the prison’s medical department because he couldn’t breathe. He sent the following message.

Davis was supposed to go to the hospital for a chest X-ray on October 26. It’s unclear if that happened. However, he complained of a fever. According to Davis, doctors had given him water pills to decrease the pressure on his lungs caused by excess fluid. Davis attributed his failing health to the poor prison diet, which he was forced to consume after the prison commissioner denied him access to the healthy foods provided by his family in March. He said was eating starches, such as bread and rice, out of necessity and had gained weight as a result.

The following day, Davis said he had lost his appetite and had a fever. He was given Panadol to reduce his temperature.

On Wednesday, Davis said the fever had broken. But hours later, he sent another message, saying that his fever had returned and he couldn’t breathe and wanted to go to the medical department. Davis died a short time later.

MAINTAINED INNOCENCE TO THE END

Davis and Stephen Stubbs had appealed their 2013 convictions for the 1999 murder of DC Jimmy Ambrose at the now-closed Club Rock Disco to the Privy Council.

Davis maintained his innocence up to his untimely death.

Officer in fatal shooting “relieved of duty”

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Officer in fatal shooting “relieved of duty”

EXUMA- An off-duty policeman who shot and killed an unarmed suspect in Exuma has been relieved of his duties.

According to a press statement, the former officer is assisting police with their investigations into the fatal shooting that took place around 9pm Wednesday.

The shooting victim died at the airport around 11pm while waiting for an air ambulance.

A video went viral on social media of the armed officer standing over the unarmed man as he bled on the ground. In the video, the officer did not appear concerned about the injured man’s well-being.

On the video, a witness to the incident was astonished that the officer shot the man “for a bag of weed.”

The same witness begged the officer to put the shooting victim in the car. The officer replied, “What car I guh put him in?”

Escaped migrant found at home

Lisa Brown
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Escaped migrant found at home

NASSAU- Authorities have captured Haitian migrant Jack Gerlin, who escaped from the Immigration detention centre on October 23.

Acting on a tip, police and immigration officers executed a search warrant on Gerlin’s home on Pinewood Drive around 11pm yesterday. They arrested Gerlin, 31, and other residents of the home, who now face charges of harbouring a fugitive.

Gerlin was awaiting deportation to Haiti after completing a prison sentence for assault with a deadly instrument.

Inmate dies in prison

Lisa Brown
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Inmate dies in prison

NASSAU- Prison inmate Andrew “Yogi” Davis has died.

Davis, 43, suffered from multiple medical issues, including, obesity, high blood pressure and heart failure.

He was on a special diet to manage his weight and his family was allowed to bring him vegetables and fruits.

But that changed when Commissioner Charles Murphy closed the prison’s reception area due to COVID-19 in March.

As a result, Davis’ health began to decline. His family asked National Security Minister Marvin Dames and Commissioner Murphy to make an exception due to his failing health. But each request was denied.

Around 6:30pm today, Davis complained of chills, shortness of breath and a fever. He died an hour later.

Davis was convicted along with Stephen “Die” Stubbs of the 1999 murder of Jimmy Ambrose. They were both awaiting a decision from the Privy Council.

3 held as police investigate stabbing

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3 held as police investigate stabbing

NASSAU- A man is in hospital in critical condition after a stabbing.

The victim was walking on Buttonwood Avenue in Pinewood Gardens around 11am Tuesday when he was ganged by a group of men and stabbed.

Soon after the incident, officers from the Operations Unit arrested three men at a home in Pinewood Gardens.

2 robbed a gunpoint during Facebook sale

Lisa Brown
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2 robbed a gunpoint during Facebook sale

NASSAU- Two women trying to buy an item on Facebook were robbed of cash at gunpoint.

According to police, the women met the seller at Social Services on Robinson Road around noon on Tuesday.

But instead of closing the sale, the man allegedly took the women’s money at gunpoint and fled in a black Mitsubishi car.

Appeal Court upholds acquittal of murder suspect

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Appeal Court upholds acquittal of murder suspect

NASSAU- An appellate court has upheld the acquittal of a man accused of a home-invasion murder.

Kevin Andrews was tried along with Tiano D’Haiti for the October 28, 2014 murder of Robert Cartwright during an attempted armed robbery and burglary in Blair Estates.

Before he died, Robert fired his shotgun in the direction of the intruders who had kicked down the door to the home he shared with his parents.

A short time later, D’Haiti showed up at the hospital seeking treatment for gunshot wounds.

The prosecution alleged that Andrews was one of the intruders at Cartwright’s home. They further alleged that Andrews arranged for his girlfriend’s roommate to take D’Haiti to hospital.

At the close of the prosecution’s case, the trial judge ruled that the prosecution had failed to make out a case against Andrews on any of the charges.

Instead, the judge ruled that Andrews had a case to answer on the lesser charge of accessory after the fact.

However, the judge directed the jury to acquit Andrews of all charges after hearing further submissions.

The Crown appealed the decision in hopes that the higher court would order that Andrews faced a second trial.

But the Court of Appeal supported the judge’s decision, saying “the evidence adduced in the trial fell far short of the requisite standard of proof.”

Murrio Ducille represented Andrews.

D’Haiti was convicted of Cartwright’s murder and sentenced to 49 years in prison. He has appealed his conviction.

Murder suspect freed on bail

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Murder suspect freed on bail

NASSAU- The Court of Appeal has ruled that a man accused of the 2019 murder of Deon Brice should be freed on bail.

Shaquille Culmer successfully challenged a Supreme Court judge’s decision to refuse him bail on the murder charge.

He was granted $20,000 bail with two sureties on the condition that he wears an electronic monitoring device and keeps an 8pm to 6am curfew.

Culmer is also confined to New Providence pending his trial and has to report to a police station on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The Court said there was no evidence that Culmer would abscond. Additionally, Culmer has not yet received a trial and it’s not known when one will occur.

Brice was shot during a dispute on February 2, 2019 at Rosedale and Mackey Streets.

Convicted child killer Kofhe Goodman files appeal

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Convicted child killer Kofhe Goodman files appeal

NASSAU- Convicted child killer Kofhe Goodman is seeking the court’s approval to appeal out of time.

Goodman was convicted of 11-year-old Marco Archer’s murder during a second trial in 2017. The judge sentenced Goodman to 55 years’ imprisonment in 2018.

Little Marco’s naked and  partially decomposed body was found in bushes near Goodman’s home on Yorkshire Drive in 2011.

His clothing was found in a garbage bin in front of the complex where Goodman lived.

Goodman’s appeal should have been filed within 21 days of his sentence.

On November 25, Goodman’s Public Defender Stanley Rolle will try to convince the Court of Appeal to grant an extension of time application on the basis that the appeal has a good chance of success.

Back in July, Goodman’s appeal was removed from the court’s calendar because he hadn’t made the necessary application.

Accused scammer denied bail

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Accused scammer denied bail

NASSAU – Accused con artist Margaret McIntosh has been denied bail.

Prosecutors say McIntosh used different scams on her victims.

In one instance, McIntosh was allegedly paid $5,750 to import a car that she never produced.

McIntosh’s victim allegedly gave her the money in November 2019. But up to this day, she never delivered.

And prosecutors allege that McIntosh scammed a woman out of $2,100 in a rent scam after advertising an apartment she didn’t own.

McIntosh was charged with stealing by reason of service and fraud by false pretenses.

She pleaded guilty to the charges at her arraignment before Magistrate Ambrose Armbrister on Friday.

However, the magistrate entered not guilty pleas after she didn’t accept the prosecution’s summary.

As a result, Magistrate Armbrister set the matters for trial on February 3.

McIntosh was remanded because the magistrate lacks jurisdiction to consider bail for the offenses. She was advised of her right to seek bail in the Supreme Court.

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