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One adult male sentenced to 7 years in prison for unlawful sexual connection to a minor

Emo News EditorsMarch 13, 2024

Loic George will spend the next seven years at the Dominica State Prison after being sentenced on March 12 2024, for the offence of Unlawful Sexual Connection to an eleven year old girl. The Criminal judge Justice Collin Williams did not depart from the sentencing guidelines as he stated there were no exceptional circumstances to […]

St Joseph man receives three-year suspended sentence

Emo News EditorsMarch 12, 2024

At the sentencing hearing on the 12th March, 2024 Ronnie Leslie was at the mercy of the court and received a non-custodial sentence for the offence of causing grevious bodily harm with intent. The Criminal Judge, Justice Colin Williams in his judgment indicated a starting point of six (6) years which was eventually adjusted because […]

Layou man fined $5,000 for drug trafficking

Emo News EditorsMarch 12, 2024

Aldi Esprit and his partner of Layou residing in St. Joseph, both appeared in Court on a joint charge of drug trafficking a controlled drug namely cannabis. The offence was said to have occurred on the 8th March, 2024. Initially both Esprit and his partner pleaded not guilty to the offence, however upon change of […]

Jack Joseph now a free man – State discontinues murder matter

Emo News EditorsFebruary 8, 2024

At a court sitting in the criminal high court on 6th January, 2024, the Director of Public Prosecutions Ms. Sherma Dalrymple, exercised her power to discontinue a matter under section 72(2)(c) of the Constitution. Dalrymple discontinued the matter of the State v Jack Joseph who was charged for the murder of Wayne Maxwell at krazy […]

U.S National slapped with two charges for Importation of Firearm

Emo News EditorsJanuary 30, 2024

William Elton Kennedy a U.S National was slapped with two charges for importation of firearm and importation of ammunition under the Firearms Act on the 28th day of January, 2024. The facts surrounding the complaint is that the accused allegedly imported one pistol gun and 24 rounds of ammunition at the Douglas Charles Airport without […]

Prisoner charged for Grevious Bodily Harm – preliminary inquiry to begin March 2024

Emo News EditorsNovember 17, 2023

Rueben Lewis of Hagley, Grandbay was charged with Grevious Bodily Harm against Anselm Florant on the 22nd March, 2023 at the Dominica State Prison. Rueben Lewis and the virtual complainant were both inmates at the State Prison when the incident allegedly occurred. The offence being indictable in nature precluded Rueben Lewis from entering a plea […]

Adult male of Salisbury found not guilty of Grevious bodily harm and unlawful wounding

EmoNews ContributorOctober 11, 2023

At the close of a grievious bodily harm and unlawful wounding case at the High Court, a nine-member jury panel returned a not guilty verdict on both counts based on the evidence presented by the prosecution. Ricky Joseph Harry was charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Jimmy Underwood on the 7th day of May, 2020 […]

Man pleads guilty to unlawful wounding

Emo News EditorsSeptember 29, 2023

Upon the application of Andre Marvin Paul’s attorney to have the indictment re-read, the accused entered a plea of not guilty for the offense of Grievous bodily harm however he pleaded guilty to the offence of Unlawful wounding. Based on his plea, the state represented by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Ms. Sherma Dalrymple, accepted […]

One Pottersville man charged with theft at ACS Supermarket

Emo News EditorsAugust 31, 2023

Anthony Dominique of Pottersville was charged with theft for stealing a quantity of goods on 29th August, 2023 at ACS Supermarket. The quantity of the goods included 4 yoplait, 2 Ovaltine, 5 Goya chicken sauce, 1 Shirley biscuit, 3 dove butter soap, 1 original dove and 2 real sensitive sky soap among other things. The matter was stood down as there […]

Shekel Isaac of Anse Sol Dat charged with causing Grevious bodily harm

Emo News EditorsAugust 31, 2023

One adult male from the northern community of Anse Sol Dat, Shekel Isaac, has been charged with causing Grevious bodily harm, contrary to section 20 of the Offences Against person Act, Dominica revised laws 2017. The act occured on the 13th day of August, 2023 at Penville. The offence was indictable in nature therefore the […]

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