assault - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:08:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 Tourist attacked after asking men to social distance https://bahamascourtnews.com/tourist-attacked-after-asking-men-to-social-distance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tourist-attacked-after-asking-men-to-social-distance https://bahamascourtnews.com/tourist-attacked-after-asking-men-to-social-distance/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:08:14 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/tourist-attacked-after-asking-men-to-social-distance/ NASSAU- Three Mexican men got into a scuffle with an American woman during a row over social distancing. Brittany Dryden sustained scratches to her arms and legs during the incident that took place at the COVID-19 testing centre at the Atlantis Coral Towers on July 28. Dryden asked the men behind her to step back […]

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]]> https://bahamascourtnews.com/tourist-attacked-after-asking-men-to-social-distance/feed/ 1 Man denies beating up MP outside woman’s house https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-denies-beating-up-mp-outside-womans-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-denies-beating-up-mp-outside-womans-house Wed, 27 Jan 2021 23:39:30 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=3288 NASSAU_The brother-in-law of South and Central Eleuthera MP Stephen “Hank” Johnson has denied beating and threatening to kill him. Alexander Williamson, 43, of Unison Road, faced charges of assault and threats of death when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans today. Williamson is accused of punching, choking and threatening to kill the MP as […]

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]]> Police clear MP in assault probe https://bahamascourtnews.com/police-clear-mp-in-assault-probe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=police-clear-mp-in-assault-probe Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:30:08 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=3275 NASSAU- Police have cleared Central and South Eleuthera MP Stephen “Hank” Johnson in an assault probe. He finally broke his silence as rumours persisted that police had charged him. The false claims prompted calls from PLP chairman Fred Mitchell for his resignation from Parliament and as chairman of Road Traffic. Police cleared Johnson after he […]

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]]> Jailbird assaults ex-girlfriend https://bahamascourtnews.com/jailbird-assaults-ex-girlfriend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jailbird-assaults-ex-girlfriend Thu, 07 Jan 2021 23:21:16 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/jailbird-assaults-ex-girlfriend/ NASSAU- A man is accused of his hitting his former girlfriend after his release from jail. Malik Wright, 27, allegedly assaulted Devanique Dean, with whom he has a son, on December 28, 2020. Wright was sentenced to nine months in prison last May after he illegally accessed Dean’s social media’s accounts and banking information. Wright […]

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]]> Man punches girlfriend for flirting with gay girl https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-punches-girlfriend-for-flirting-with-gay-girl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-punches-girlfriend-for-flirting-with-gay-girl Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:48:59 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=3159 NASSAU-A man punched his girlfriend after he caught her flirting with another woman. Leon Lynden Chase, 32, of Matthew Street, Nassau Village, got upset after he met his girlfriend with the lesbian at a neighbourhood club on New Year’s Day. Chase confronted his girlfriend, who admitted that the woman “liked” her. The court heard that […]

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]]> Man who beat up girlfriend for coming home late fined $1,100 https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-who-beat-up-girlfriend-for-coming-home-late-fined-1100/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-who-beat-up-girlfriend-for-coming-home-late-fined-1100 Sat, 07 Nov 2020 22:46:07 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/man-who-beat-up-girlfriend-for-coming-home-late-fined-1100/ NASSAU- A jealous man beat up his girlfriend after she came home late. Emmanuel Knowles, 31, pleaded guilty to assault, causing damage and threats of death regarding the November 3 incident. The court heard Knowles quizzed the woman about where she’d been when she returned to their Soldier Road home at 9:15pm. He became enraged […]

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]]> Jailed for spit attack during COVID-19 crisis https://bahamascourtnews.com/jailed-for-spit-attack-during-covid-19-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jailed-for-spit-attack-during-covid-19-crisis Fri, 07 Aug 2020 11:12:32 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2496 NASSAU- A man who deliberately spit in the faces of two strangers during the COVID-19 crisis has been jailed for two months. Owen Strapp, 51, spat at Kevin Robinson and Owen Johnson in separate incidents on August 4. He spit in Mr Robinson’s face after they had an argument in the parking lot of Home […]

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]]> Man fined for assault, threats to ex https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-fined-for-assault-threats-to-ex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-fined-for-assault-threats-to-ex Sun, 02 Aug 2020 12:12:41 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/man-fined-for-assault-threats-to-ex/ NASSAU-A man who hit and threatened to kill his ex-partner has avoided jail time by paying fines. Wisler Joseph, 40, appeared in court on assault and threats of death charges. The court heard that Joseph went to the woman’s house to see their child on July 27. He hit the woman in the face with […]

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]]> Man jailed for stabbing love rival https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-jailed-for-stabbing-love-rival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-jailed-for-stabbing-love-rival Sat, 25 Jul 2020 23:16:27 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/man-jailed-for-stabbing-love-rival/ NASSAU-A man who stabbed his love rival has been jailed for three months. Rudolph Roberts, 26, stabbed Rino McDonald on the shoulder during an argument over his girlfriend on May 12. The court heard Roberts told investigators that Mr McDonald was “a snake” and was “talking to his girlfriend” behind his back. Police charged Roberts […]

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]]> Man who battered wife over incest claim gets probation https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-who-battered-wife-over-incest-claim-gets-probation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-who-battered-wife-over-incest-claim-gets-probation Sat, 25 Jul 2020 12:41:38 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2400 NASSAU-A man who threatened and battered his wife after accusing her of an incestuous affair has been sentenced to probation for one year. The 63-year-old man pleaded guilty to threats of death and assault when he appeared before a magistrate. The court heard that the senior citizen grabbed his wife by the neck and punched […]

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