child cruelty - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:13:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Mom who let boyfriend kill daughter jailed for 3 years https://bahamascourtnews.com/mom-who-let-boyfriend-kill-daughter-jailed-for-3-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mom-who-let-boyfriend-kill-daughter-jailed-for-3-years Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:49:48 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=6233 Nassau, BAHAMAS- A mother has been sentenced to three years for letting her abusive partner murder her four-year-old daughter. The killer Darion Smith took a plea deal and was sentenced to 25 years. Smith inflicted catastrophic injuries on D’onya “Bella” Walker while her mother, Ostonya Walker, was at work. The incident happened on November 5, […]

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]]> Mom of 6 accused of child cruelty https://bahamascourtnews.com/mom-of-6-accused-of-child-cruelty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mom-of-6-accused-of-child-cruelty Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:49:47 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5965 NASSAU- A single mother of six has been accused of child cruelty after police allegedly found her children wandering the street at night while she was at work. Avery Roker, 35, of Sidney Street, faced six counts of cruelty to children when she appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on January 9. Prosecutors alleged that […]

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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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]]> Man jailed for beating up girlfriend’s sons https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-jailed-for-beating-up-girlfriends-sons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-jailed-for-beating-up-girlfriends-sons Sun, 24 Oct 2021 09:36:00 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=4232 NASSAU- A man who was babysitting for his girlfriend mercilessly beat her sons, ages four and five, after flying into a rage because of their crying. Patrico Taylor, 28, pummeled the children until they were covered in bruises. Taylor committed the horrific act on July 24 while the children’s mother was at work. But 38-year-old […]

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]]> Man beat girl, 9, with pipe https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-beat-girl-9-with-pipe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-beat-girl-9-with-pipe Sun, 21 Feb 2021 11:40:11 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/man-beat-girl-9-with-pipe/ NASSAU – A man who beat his niece with a pipe has been fined. Kalsey Cox Jr, 24, of Cottonwood Street, pleaded guilty to child cruelty at his arraignment on Friday. Cox grabbed the pipe and whaled the nine-year-old girl across her buttocks after she wouldn’t stop swinging from a railing, the court heard. The […]

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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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]]> Man accused of hitting child https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-accused-of-hitting-child/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-accused-of-hitting-child Tue, 15 Sep 2020 22:49:30 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/man-accused-of-hitting-child/ NASSAU – A man accused of striking a three-year-old girl has denied a child cruelty charge. Prosecutors say Randy Mackey, 42, of Saffron Street, hit the toddler on May 1. Mackey was arraigned before Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux today. She granted him $5,000 bail ahead of his trial, which is set to begin on November 11.

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]]> Car Wash acquitted on appeal https://bahamascourtnews.com/car-wash-acquitted-on-appeal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=car-wash-acquitted-on-appeal Wed, 22 Jul 2020 18:48:58 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/car-wash-wins-appeal/ NASSAU-Social media sensation Alesha ‘Car Wash’ McNeil no longer has a criminal record after the Court of Appeal quashed her child cruelty conviction today. McNeil, 23, spent 21 days in prison before she was freed on $1,500 bail, pending appeal on July 7. While unrepresented McNeil admitted the charge at her arraignment on June 15. […]

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]]> ‘Car Wash’ appeal date set https://bahamascourtnews.com/car-wash-appeal-date-set/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=car-wash-appeal-date-set Sat, 18 Jul 2020 22:10:11 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2304 NASSAU-Social media personality Alesha “Car Wash” McNeil’s appeal against her child cruelty conviction will be heard on July 22. Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes jailed McNeil for three months on June 15 after accepting her guilty plea. She spent 21 days in custody before being freed on $1,500 bail, pending appeal on July 7. Police […]

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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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