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UPDATE: Thomas to serve 12 years in prison for rape & abduction
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Ikeido Thomas was sentenced to no less than 12 years at Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut today, December 16, 2013 after being convicted in the High Court on charges of rape and abduction.
UPDATE: 12 & 7 yrs for Edwards & Simmonds Jr respectively
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Yan Edwards and Rodney Simmonds Jr were this morning, December 2, 2013 sentenced to several years in prison after they were found guilty of conspiring to murder Cornel Melbourne Francis.
Defendants fume at long delays in court hearings
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Continued delays in several hearings before the civil and criminal courts in the Virgin Islands have left several defendants fuming at the length of time with which the justice system is taking to process their matters, even as they remain incarcerated.
UPDATE: DJ Commodore found not guilty!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Moments ago, November 6, 2013 a nine-member High Court jury found Mr Ian Thomas aka DJ Commodore not guilty of rape and kidnapping a minor.
UPDATE: 'Sometimes it’s good to make a little complaint'– Justice Ellis
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Jurors who sat in the recently concluded conspiracy to murder trial of Yan Edwards and Rodney Simmond Jr. spent their final days enjoying improved accommodation and were told by High Court Judge Vicki Ann Ellis that “sometimes it’s good to make a little complaint.”
“Problems now start” - Simmonds & Edwards threaten relatives of Melbourne Francis
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Pandemonium broke out in the compound of the High Court yesterday afternoon, October 28, 2013 as prison officers attempted to escort Rodney Simmonds Jr and Yan Edwards back to HM Prison in Balsam Ghut amidst strong decorative languages and threats hurled at relatives of the now deceased Cornel Melbourne Francis.
UPDATE: Chief witness names 'Lil Rod' & 'Eddo' in alleged murder conspiracy
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Crown has put a cap on its case against Rodney Simmonds Jr and Yan Edwards who are jointly charged for allegedly conspiring to murder Cornel Melbourne Francis on March 13, 2011. Chief witness Henito Penn had called both of the accused in the plot.
No more adjournment for Andre Penn; Jurors fined!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Justice Vicki Ann Ellis opened the final High Court criminal assizes for the year 2013 today October 1 by sending strong signals that she means business. Former Legislator and alleged sex offender Mr Andre Penn received a stern warning while two absent jurors were fined.
Simmonds Jr & Edwards trial pushed back to Oct. Assizes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The trial of Rodney Simmonds Jr and Yan Edwards has been traversed to the next High Court assizes scheduled to begin on October 8, 2013 following a request by Crown Prosecutor Mr Valston Graham today, July 15, 2013.
UPDATE: Green gets 7 yrs for unlawful sex with a minor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Jamaican Collin Green, who pleaded guilty in the High Court to the charge of having unlawful sex with a girl under the age of 16 years, was sentenced to seven (7) years in prison when he appeared before Justice Albert Redhead today, July 12, 2013.
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