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High Court trial for ‘Pumpkin’ Callwood hits a snag

- may be shifted to next assizes
Nelson 'Pumpkin' Callwood is charged with alleged buggery and indecent assault as occasioned on September 8, 2015. Photo: VINO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The High Court trial which was set to kick start the September Assizes on the criminal front on Monday September 26, 2016 did not go as plan and is likely to be shifted to the next assizes.

This was made known in the High Court by Her Ladyship, the Honourable Madam Nicola P. Byers as she expressed her displeasure at what caused the delay in the trial.

It was the case of the Queen vs Nelson ‘Pumpkin’ Callwood that was slated. After a paper committal in the Magistrate’s court earlier this year Callwood’s case of alleged buggery and indecent assault as occasioned on September 8, 2015 was slated for this assizes.

Representing the crown was Crown Counsel Ms Leslie Ann Faulkner who told the court that the prosecution was ready to proceed with the trial but noted that the accused’s legal representative had some challenges.

The accused is represented by Attorney David A. Penn who told the court that he was not ready due to the time he was notified of the date. However, after giving certain directives Justice Byers set November 18, 2016 for report and has indicated that its very likely that the matter will not go through in this assizes but rather in the next which is in 2017.

Nelson Callwood aka `Pumpkin´ is currently serving seven years for buggery. He committed the act on a fellow inmate at the HM Prison in January 2009.

In 2014 he was also accused of being one of several prisoners fingered in a riot at Her Majesty’s Prison.

19 Responses to “High Court trial for ‘Pumpkin’ Callwood hits a snag”

  • chad (28/09/2016, 09:02) Like (16) Dislike (1) Reply
    That bugger!
  • trrefdrfds (28/09/2016, 09:12) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Hot a Fire
  • just asking.. (28/09/2016, 09:17) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    Who is his girl up there?
    • tretretrete (29/09/2016, 15:58) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      That crazy boy on the road who does wash down cars and smell like garbage
  • wow (28/09/2016, 09:19) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    he is one happy fella
  • SB (28/09/2016, 09:26) Like (16) Dislike (3) Reply
    Only here a fool like this smile and living good in jail WITH BUGGERY as his charge. Not stealing, NOT killing, not selling dope, not aggravated assault, not money laundering, not trespassing ...BUT SODOMY smh and still breathing smiling for camera smh way to go guys but ayo JUMP and BEAT Stevens?
  • Reply (28/09/2016, 10:13) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    you all got joke mehson
  • Hmm (28/09/2016, 10:34) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    BBBUUUGGGGGGEEERRR!!!
  • Really??!! (28/09/2016, 10:37) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    He in the right place if that's what he like!! That's why he don't want to come out from up there. LOL
  • Ha Ha (28/09/2016, 11:50) Like (2) Dislike (2) Reply
    Fall is here, it is time to start feeding the inmates some pumpkin soup with pigtails. Time to retire the old pumpkin.
  • P (28/09/2016, 11:55) Like (5) Dislike (2) Reply
    Just looking at this dude face makes my skin crawl. He must be got some kind of angel on his back. He did that to another prisoner and he still walking around? Let him out and he will feel the burning of a 2x4 up in you know where.
  • Running man (28/09/2016, 13:35) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Dis not tru, he gone home on dem charge, listen in da court if ya want pay check - dis was on d street
  • one eye (28/09/2016, 21:21) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    He like man
    • No (29/09/2016, 06:48) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      He like kids. Especially boys. Somebody will kill this guy if he gets out for messing with their kids.
      • better (29/09/2016, 14:55) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
        If he see mine, he better keep going his way, if he so much as say uh to my child, I am going to .......his......off
        and stuff it down his.......throat.
  • Get Real (29/09/2016, 12:53) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    This person is not serving time for buggery of an inmate, that's in addition to what he went back to jail for in the first place, which was buggery of his brother, who is his easiest mark. Before that he was in jail for the attempted rape of a child in VG and at that point he was out on bail for another charge. This is a very sick individual. He doesn't need jail so much as serious mental health treatment. Locking him up with a bunch of men, some who will be weak is like putting a kid in a candy store and telling them don't touch. He is a menace to society and every time he gets released the public should be informed, his picture should be posted publicly so we know who we looking for. Whenever he gets out of jail it's only a matter of time before he's sent back to jail because he's going to rape anyone he can catch providing they are weak, so children will always figure into that. If all we have right now is a legal system that jails him over and over, he serves his time and then has to be released because there's nothing they can do about it, then that's a sad story for us as a country. That means we are dealing with current day life using outdated laws that are no longer relevant to how things are going these days. This person cannot survive life outside of jail. First, he has no place to live. His house in JVD was burned down because people there didn't want him back, which was why he was in VG. He has no resources, no family to help him out. Who will give him a job? What job could he even do? He has no life skills. So can someone please get REAL about this please.
    • B Real (29/09/2016, 15:45) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      This is a prime example for THE NEED TO MURDER IN THE 1st DEGREE! They going release him again and this time for sure HE IS DONE. A waste of air space & H2O.
    • tretretrete (01/10/2016, 12:29) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
      Aren't their lifers in prison who could redeem his/or herself by doing a favour to the community?
      It would be interesting to get some insight into the creating of Pumpkin. His parents,family,life and defining experiences as a child. Does he have a drug addiction now or inthe past?
  • tretretrete (29/09/2016, 16:02) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    That man was just outta prison last year. He really like men cause august was just there and all them sexy women that came from all over the Caribbean/world and is a man or bottom he had to go look.


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