Crime and Courts

The Court of Appeal has upheld a conviction of rape and an eight-year prison sentence against John Michael Soriano.

A 27-year-old man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and inflicting grievous bodily harm, in relation to a fatal collision in which a vehicle crashed into a house in West Bay in January.

A 22-year-old George Town man is in police custody and the search is on for another man following an armed robbery on Eastern Avenue Tuesday evening, police have said.

The Grand Court has ordered Cayman Marl Road Administrator Sandra Hill to pay $105,000 in damages to businessman John Felder for defamation.

The Grand Court trial has begun for Shane Connor, who is accused of breaking into an elderly couple’s home in Prospect while they slept and tying them to a chair before robbing them at gunpoint.

The trial of former government minister Mike Adam and his sons Jordan and Erick for common assault has been called off, following their last-minute change of pleas.

Police are investigating a shooting on Reverend Blackman Road in West Bay.

Public Health continues to investigate how two individuals with no travel history contracted the virus, as two breach cases are expected to be heard in Summary Court during the week beginning 13 Sept.

An auxiliary constable with the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, police have confirmed.

Ezekiel Carter has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder, six counts of attempted murder and once count of possession of an unlicensed firearm.