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4 charged for murder of Matthew D. Daly
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Four persons have been charged by police with the murder of businessman Matthew D. Daly, who was shot to death on September 10, 2020.
UPDATE: Prison officers Mark Kendall & Sharlene Maduro charged
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed Virgin Islands News Online’s first and accurate story about two prison officers being arrested as investigations continue into the murder of Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) inmate Nickail Chambers in May 2021.
5 HMP inmates charged for murder of Nickail Chambers
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI– Police this morning, September 15, 2021, charged five inmates in relation to the May 2021 stabbing at Her Majesty’s Prison that resulted in the death of Nickail Chambers.
HMP inmate serving life sentence allegedly threatens to kill prison officer
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- A prisoner at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut on Tortola has reportedly threatened to kill a prison officer.
Two males charged in connection with Catherine Pickering murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have charged two additional persons in connection to the robbery killing of Catherine Pickering on April 18, 2021.
UPDATE: Female Teen charged in relation to Paraquita Bay robbery/murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) first and accurately reported on May 2, 2021, that a female teen was arrested on April 28, 2021, as investigations continued into the recent robbery and fatal shooting in Paraquita Bay, Tortola, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said the teen has since been charged.
Grant paid overdue rent, rental vehicle in cash day after robbery- court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One day after the robbery and the same day that Catherine Pickering, the 67-year-old woman who was fatally shot during a robbery on April 18, 2021, at her residence in Paraquita Bay, Tortola in the head and chest with an AK-47 assault rifle, died from her wounds, Shameek Grant, reportedly paid his landlord $1,950 cash after being behind on his rent.
Catherine Pickering was shot in head & chest with AK-47 rifle- Court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Catherine Pickering, the 67-year-old woman who was fatally shot during a robbery on April 18, 2021, at her residence in Paraquita Bay, Tortola, was allegedly shot in the head and chest with an AK-47 assault rifle.
Akeem Hopkinson & Shameek Grant charged for murder of Catherine Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Two men have been charged for the murder of Catherine Pickering, the woman who was fatally shot during a robbery at Paraquita Bay, Tortola, on April 18, 2021. A female has also been charged with aiding in the incident, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) stated late this evening, April 28, 2021.
Shemar Richardson, 24, charged for Paraquita Bay armed robbery
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police have disclosed they have charged 24-year-old Shemar Richardson of Gene Hill, Tortola in relation to the armed robbery at Paraquita Bay on Sunday, April 18, 2021.