NASSAU- A woman stabbed her boyfriend after catching him having sex with her 12-year-old daughter.
The incident happened around 1pm when the woman returned to the home they shared unexpectedly.
Police have arrested the alleged rapist.
Marine charged in shooting of ex
NASSAU- Police have charged a marine with attempted murder after he allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend over the weekend.
The incident happened shortly after 2am on Saturday, November 6, at a home in Millennium Gardens.
The marine allegedly walked out of his home with a firearm after a car pulled up outside his residence.
As the driver of the car reversed out of the yard, the marine allegedly opened fire, injuring the woman and damaging the car.
The marine will make his first court appearance before a magistrate today.
Jealous cop accused of beating up wife
NASSAU- A jealous husband allegedly beat up and threatened his wife after he accused her of cheating.
Prosecutors allege that an enraged Sergeant 2006 Omar Nottage, 51, punched and threatened the woman at her father’s house in Matthew Town, Inagua on April 14, 2021.
Nottage risks losing his job and pension benefits if convicted of causing harm and threats of harm.
Nottage has pleaded not guilty to the charges at his trial before Magistrate Samuel McKinney.
His wife testified that Nottage put her in fear of her life when he came the house around 3pm on the day in question.
According to her, he shoved her up against the wall and said, “You know what I would to do you if I catch you doing anything.
The wife, who has filed for divorce, said that she managed to break away and ran outside.
Later that day, around 8:30pm, the woman claimed that her husband assaulted her again while her father was home.
She said that she had left the marital home because of a “previous incident.”
While in the front room, the woman said Nottage accused her of “f****** someone.”
She said she got up and walked off as her husband continued to make accusations of an affair to her father.
The witness testified that she didn’t realize that Nottage had followed her until she opened the bedroom door.
She said Nottage started punching her in the back and side. As she tried to fend him off, they allegedly fell onto the bed before they rolled onto the floor.
The wife said she “ended up on top” and warned her husband not to hit her again.
She said she called the police. However, when they came her husband denied any wrongdoing.
The woman said she had bruises on her neck and scratches to the arm and breasts, which were photographed by a police officer.
Wife denies affair with husband’s boss
In cross-examination, defence lawyer Bjorn Ferguson said Nottage had confronted her about an alleged affair with Superintendent Henderson.
The alleged victim said their relationship was a professional one. She said the senior policeman patronized her customs brokerage business and attended her church.
She claimed that Nottage had cheated during their 10-year marriage and had also been verbally abusive.
On the other hand, Mr Ferguson suggested that they began having problems when Superintendent Henderson came to the island.
Additionally, Mr Ferguson suggested that the woman the aggressor in the struggle—and had only filed a complaint to support her divorce petition.
However, the woman said she had already been granted a divorce.
Ferguson told the woman that she was still legally married because the court had not granted a decree absolute.
Also testifying was Inspector Trevor Brown, from the Police Complaints and Corruption Unit.
Brown said he charged Nottage after investigating the complaint.
However, Ferguson said that the investigation was incomplete because Brown did not interview the woman’s father.
According to Brown, the woman’s father did not want “to get involved.” The prosecutor, Inspector Timothy Bain, has closed his case.
Teen stabbed in school fight
NASSAU- A student at Prince Williams High School sustained life threatening injuries after he was stabbed in the chest on the campus.
The incident happened around noon today.
According to police, the victim got into a fight with another boy and was stabbed.
Police said the victim is in critical but stable condition at hospital.
Meanwhile, the juvenile suspect in the stabbing is in police custody.
Man faces charges in Abaco shooting
Marsh Harbour-Police in Abaco have charged a man who they say is responsible for a shooting on the island.
On November 3, police officers were at a business in Marsh Harbour when they saw a lone gunman chasing another man.
The victim fell to the ground and the assailant allegedly stood over him and pumped multiple rounds into his body.
The officers responded—and the assailant pointed his gun at the officers before he fled the scene.
The suspect, John Mathieu, was arrested when he sought treatment for a gunshot injury at the Rand Hospital in Grand Bahama.
Mathieu, 23, who is also uses the name John Joseph, is charged with the attempted murders of Jimmy Belfort, who remains in hospital, and Edwin Bartlett. Mathieu allegedly fired at Bartlett and missed.
Also, Mathieu faces a charge of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life after he allegedly point his firearm at PC 3610 Russell.
He was not required to enter pleas to the charges when he appeared before Magistrate Ancella Evans on Monday.
She denied bail; however, he was told he had the right to seek bail in the Supreme Court.
Sergeant 3176 Clydeishia Charlton prosecuted.
Flogged sex beast accused of re-offending
NASSAU- Alutus Newbold, the last prisoner whipped with the cat-o’-nine-tails, is back in prison facing charges of burglary and indecent assault.
Prosecutors say Newbold, 50, of Orange Creek, Cat Island, kissed a 13-year-old boy on the lips during a burglary on November 2.
The burglary and indecent assault took place in Orange Creek, Cat Island—the same settlement where Newbold tried to rape an 83-year-old woman during a burglary in 2004.
Newbold invaded the sanctity of the senior citizen’s home and tried to violate her.
But the gutsy woman fought back. She grabbed Newbold’s testicles, only releasing her vice-like grip after he bit her on the arm.
Two years after the violent attack, a jury convicted Newbold, then 34, of burglary, attempted rape and causing harm.
Before passing sentence, Justice Jon Isaacs called Newbold a beast. He said that the woman, whose fingernails left scars on Newbold’s genitals, should have had stronger fingers.
Justice Isaacs sentenced Newbold to 16 years’ imprisonment as well as eight lashes with the cat-o’-nine tails for the burglary. He received concurrent sentences of six years for attempted rape and two years for causing harm.
The Court ordered the lashes doled out four at a time—upon entry to prison and immediately before release.
The sentence promptly triggered outcry from international human rights groups and local activists.
For his part, Newbold attempted to prevent being whipped by filing an appeal.
However, the Court of Appeal in 2008 refused to overturn the court-ordered whipping.
Corporal punishment has once again been thrust into the spotlight following the death of a sexually abused four-year-old girl.
Close to 15,000 people have signed a petition for the mandatory flogging of convicted sexual predators with the cat-o’nine tails, a whip with nine corded lashes that leaves marks like the scratches of a cat.
Driver kills walker trying to avoid car crash
NASSAU- A driver killed a pedestrian while trying to avoid hitting another car.
Police responded to the accident near Eastlyn and Village Road around 11pm Sunday.
According to police, the driver of a Honda Accord was traveling south when another car came into his lane.
The driver swerved to avoid a head-on collision and crashed into a lamp pole and the pedestrian.
Suspect in set up murder released
NASSAU- A woman arrested on suspicion that she arranged a murder has been released.
Giovanni Rolle-Lubin, 25, was waiting on the woman at a fast food restaurant on Carmichael Road on October 29.
According to well-placed sources, the woman set up the meeting, but she never showed up.
Police arrested the woman and her boyfriend, who’s on bail for murder, in relation to the crime.
The woman claimed that Rolle-Lubin’s murder at their intended meeting spot was coincidental.
She claimed that she owed him money and had planned to repay it.
Meanwhile, data from the boyfriend’s ankle bracelet did not place him at the crime scene.
Police got an extension from a magistrate, enabling them to detain the suspects for 96 hours.
Court upholds dismissal of 3 BPL workers tied to $1.9m fraud
NASSAU- A Supreme Court judge has rejected a wrongful dismissal claim by three BPL employees accused of taking part in a scheme that cost the utility company $1.9 million.
Justice Ian Winder has ruled that the 2017 dismissals of Finance Division workers Tevaughn Miller, D’Yanndra Curry, and Katonia Neely for gross misconduct and dishonesty were just.
Justice Winder said, “I am not required to find that they were, in fact, guilty of misconduct as alleged, and I refrain from making such a finding. But on the evidence before the Court, I accept that it was open to BPL to hold such a belief, which I found it honestly held.”
Their dismissals followed a four-month-long investigation that began after the scheme came to light. BPL paid existing and fictional vendors close to $2million for work that was never done.
Justice Winder said, “I am satisfied that BPL conducted a full and fair investigation before dismissing the plaintiffs.”
BPL suspended the suspected employees with half pay during the investigation before they were summarily dismissed. They did not receive pay in lieu of notice.
Miller, Curry and Neely worked as a filing and records clerk, finance assistant and accounts payable clerk respectively.
In their claims for wrongful dismissal, they sought notice pay, contributions to health and pension plans, Christmas bonuses and damages.
Miller input $121,000 in bogus cheques
BPL said that Miller’s job gave him access to cheques and invoices, making it possible for him to participate in the scheme.
His job duties required him to maintain a complete and accurate log of all printed cheques.
However, a review of Miller’s cheque log revealed “that it was generally incomplete, making it impossible to trace the final whereabouts of the fraudulent checks prior to being reviewed.”
An IT report showed that Miller entered three fraudulent cheques made out to Bahamas Industrial Equipment, James Munroe Co. and Scuderia Electrical in the sum of $121,068.78
Additionally, Miller’s key card placed him on BPL’s grounds on his days off. He was at work on the day that one of the fraudulent cheques was deposited in the bank.
What is more, six fraudulent cheques were found in his work desk. When confronted with the allegations, Miller denied any wrongdoing.
Curry entered $1.4m fraudulent cheques
As for Curry, BPL’s investigation found her responsible for entering fraudulent invoices totalling $1,441,459.57. For her part, Curry said she did not find it suspicious that she singlehandedly inputted 25 fraudulent cheques.
The audit report also showed Curry entered six of the 13 fictitious vendors who received cheques into BPL’s accounts system. She also performed a first level review and signed off on five cheques which totalled $111,734.00.
On 10 May 2017, investigators found six fraudulent cleared cheques in her desk. However, Curry claimed that they never told her about the alleged discovery. In response, BPL said Curry “became agitated” and left before the interview ended.
Neely had ties to prime suspect
Meanwhile, BPL accused Neely of reviewing, signing off and stamping fraudulent cheques payable to Bahamas Heavy Machinery and Trucking for $23,000.00. Neely admitted investigators showed her the cheques and told her they were fraudulent.
She also admitted that she had a non-work relationship with former CIBC employee Reno Bethel, the primary suspect in the scheme. Bethel patronised Neely’s jewellery business. However, Neely said she could not share their phone messages she deleted them when her phone ran out of space.
Bride fined for lie to cops
NASSAU- A bride who told police that she didn’t know she was married has been fined.
Sindy Astwood, 26, went to police claiming that someone had stolen her identity and married a Haitian man.
However, police realized Astwood had lied after investigating her complaint.
In fact, Astwood is really married—but she’s estranged from her husband and seeing someone else.
Astwood pleaded guilty to making a false report.
She was fined $300 or one month in prison.
