child abuse - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Tue, 17 Jan 2023 03:17:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 25-year jail term for killing girlfriend’s 4-year-old girl https://bahamascourtnews.com/25-year-jail-term-for-killing-girlfriends-4-year-old-girl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=25-year-jail-term-for-killing-girlfriends-4-year-old-girl Tue, 17 Jan 2023 09:10:00 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=6002 NASSAU – A man who beat and murdered his live-in girlfriend’s four-year-old daughter at their apartment has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Darion Smith pleaded guilty to the November 5, 2021 murder of D’onya “Bella” Walker when he appeared before Justice Renae McKay on January 16. He would have faced a sentence in […]

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]]> Bella’s death similar to another child abuse case https://bahamascourtnews.com/bellas-death-similar-to-another-child-abuse-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bellas-death-similar-to-another-child-abuse-case Sun, 05 Dec 2021 14:29:40 +0000 https://earth.hellafast.digital/?p=4622 NASSAU- The murder of four-year-old Bella Walker has sparked outrage across the country. Bella’s death evokes memories of a similar case 14 years ago: the death of one-year-old Levano Brown. He, too, allegedly sustained serious injuries at the hands of his mother’s lover while she was at work. Police arrested and charged Makisha Brown, 22, […]

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]]> Bella’s mom granted bail https://bahamascourtnews.com/bellas-mom-granted-bail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bellas-mom-granted-bail Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:21:38 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/bellas-mom-granted-bail/ NASSAU – A mother accused of playing a role in her daughter’s murder has been granted $20,000 bail. Ostonya Walker, 29, faces charges of child cruelty and exposing a child to grievous harm in connection to D’onya Bella Walker’s beating death on November 5. Walker’s live-in boyfriend, Darion Smith, is charged with murder. Prosecutor Eleanor […]

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]]> Bella’s mom seeks bail https://bahamascourtnews.com/bellas-mom-seeks-bail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bellas-mom-seeks-bail Tue, 30 Nov 2021 10:30:00 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=4570 NASSAU – The mother of murdered toddler D’onya Bella Walker will appear before a judge today for a bail hearing. Prosecutors allege that Ostonya Walker, 29, contributed to her daughter’s death on November 5 by permitting her to be abused. Walker’s live-in boyfriend, Darion Smith, 33, is charged with murder and child cruelty. The four-year-old […]

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]]> Probation for whipping daughter with power cord https://bahamascourtnews.com/probation-for-whipping-daughter-with-power-cord/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=probation-for-whipping-daughter-with-power-cord Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:35:19 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/probation-for-whipping-daughter-with-power-cord/ NASSAU-A father, who whipped his daughter with an electrical cord after she sent racy photos to men online, has been sentenced to probation for two years. The 38-year-old man thought he was disciplining the 15-year-old. However, prosecutors considered his actions abusive. The man pleaded guilty to a charge of cruelty to children at his arraignment […]

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]]> Car Wash jailed for beating child “who didn’t want to learn” https://bahamascourtnews.com/car-wash-jailed-for-beating-child-who-didnt-want-to-learn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=car-wash-jailed-for-beating-child-who-didnt-want-to-learn Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:34:03 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1838 NASSAU-Social media personality Alesha “Car Wash” McNeil has admitted to beating a child left in her care so badly that he bruised. McNeil, known for her Facebook videos, pleaded guilty to cruelty to children when she appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes. The eight-year-old’s mother called police on June 5 after she saw marks […]

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]]> Stepdad gets probation in child abuse case https://bahamascourtnews.com/stepdad-gets-probation-in-child-abuse-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stepdad-gets-probation-in-child-abuse-case Wed, 03 Jun 2020 00:22:00 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1608 NASSAU-A man is on one year’s probation for abusing his six-year-old stepson. Police arrested auto detailer Shawn Russell after receiving a complaint that he knocked out the child’s tooth and squeezed his genitals on April 22. Russell, 31, of Cowpen Road West, pleaded guilty to cruelty to children at his arraignment before Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux. […]

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