Topic: assault
Judge stops trial, brothers not guilty
A judge directed a jury to return not-guilty verdicts on two brothers charged with assaulting police after finding that police officers’ testimonies in the case were contradictory and that one of the defendants had not been arrested.
Man in ‘romantic triangle’ denied bail
A man reportedly involved in “some sort of romantic triangle” was refused bail when he appeared in Summary Court late Monday on charges that included assault and aggravated burglary.
Cruise ship passenger remanded for trial
A U.S. national who arrived in Cayman via cruise ship last Wednesday was remanded in custody on Friday after a disturbance aboard the ship led to three charges against him.
Man arrested for assault
Police arrested a 22-year-old Bodden Town resident on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm following an altercation in which another man’s jaw was broken.
Police: Woman kicks officer, gets pepper sprayed
A rowdy scene outside a West Bay bar over the weekend led to two arrests after police said they used pepper spray against two women during a struggle.
Man charged with assault, wrongful confinement
Dennis Rafael Martinez-Ebanks, 25, appeared in Summary Court on Monday facing charges of wrongful confinement and assault causing actual bodily harm of a woman.
Prosecutors appeal ‘lenient’ sentence in police officer assault
Crown prosecutors are appealing the suspended sentence handed down to a man convicted of assaulting a senior police officer who required hospital treatment following the attack.
Man given community service for assault on police officer
Seth Watler was given a 10-month suspended sentence and 100 hours of community service on Wednesday after pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to a Cayman Islands police officer.
Former government minister Mike Adam charged with assault
Former government minister Mike Adam appeared in Summary Court Tuesday charged with common assault.
Jogger attacked in Barkers
A woman jogging along a trail in West Bay’s Barkers area was jumped by an attacker just after dawn Friday.
No conviction recorded for teacher in chair assault case
A primary school teacher who pushed a chair that hit a student broke down in tears Thursday after Magistrate Valdis Foldats recorded no conviction on a common assault charge.
Mother sentenced for breaking son’s arm in broom beating
A woman who beat her son with a broom and continued hitting him after it had broken was given a suspended sentence on Friday. The boy’s injuries included a broken arm.
Man charged with assaulting police officer
A 25-year-old man appeared in court Friday, charged with assaulting a police officer and six other charges following an incident in which an officer was bitten on the arm while making an arrest.
Teacher pleads guilty to assault after holding student’s ears
Magistrate Valdis Foldats declined to record a conviction against a teacher who pleaded guilty to a charge of common assault against a 7-year-old boy whose ears she admitted holding.
Bail denied on rape, abduction charges
A George Town man, 45, was remanded in custody on Monday after appearing in Summary Court on charges of rape, abduction, assault causing actual bodily harm and making threats to kill.
Mother sentenced for assaulting son
Justice Paul Worsley ordered a woman to spend the night in Fairbanks Prison before placing her on probation last week for assault causing actual bodily harm to her 10-year-old son. The boy’s injuries included a fracture to his hand.
Man loses eye in West Bay fight
A man lost vision in his right eye after a fight in West Bay on Monday, police reported.
Man pleads not guilty to assaulting officer
A trial has been set for April 19 for a man accused of assaulting a senior police officer at a traffic roadblock earlier this month.
RCIPS suspends three police constables
Three Royal Cayman Islands Police officers have been suspended from duty following separate convictions for either common assault or assault causing actual bodily harm stemming from incidents that occurred during the course of their jobs.
Officers’ second use of taser was excessive, court finds
Police officers Austin Etienne and Cardiff Robinson were found guilty of common assault on Tuesday, following a trial in which they said they had used their tasers on a suspect because they feared for their safety and the safety of fellow officers.
Arrest made in fight at Camana Bay
A fight broke out among several young men along Market Street at Camana Bay around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, police reported, and one youth said his phone was stolen. The attackers ran away before security arrived.
UPDATED: Sixth arrest made in gangland violence
Five arrests were made this week in connection with ongoing criminal activity around Grand Cayman as police responded to a flurry of what officers termed gang-related incidents on Tuesday in West Bay district. RCIPS officers arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the brutal assault of a man on Birch Tree Hill Road.
Teens arrested for Brac assault
Two male teenagers have been arrested in connection with the beating of a man in a bar on Cayman Brac on Oct. 17, police reported.
‘I did not touch her,’ accused teacher says
A high school teacher accused of indecently assaulting three of his female student told a court Thursday, “I did not touch her,” when asked about interaction during a class with one of the complainants. Asked about a second girl, who testified that he had touched her breast, he said she never called him over to her desk for help with her work, as she had said, and he never touched her.
Police: Tourist attack was ‘indecent assault’
A female tourist was indecently assaulted during a mugging that occurred along South Church Street in George Town last month.
Police make arrests in serious cases
Royal Cayman Islands Police put more than a dozen serious crime suspects in lockup or before the courts in August, culminating in the last full week of the month with the arrest of three attempted murder suspects, five drug suspects and the seizure of two unlicensed firearms.
Man in coma after East End beating
Police are looking for possible witnesses to a late-night beating in East End over the weekend that left a man in a coma at Health City Cayman Islands after he had to have brain surgery.
Drug dispute led to prison assault
An apparent dispute over drugs at Northward Prison led to an assault that resulted in six more months of custody for inmate Ryan Alijah Ebanks.
Political candidate beaten outside home
A former Cayman Islands political candidate was attacked and beaten outside his Bodden Town home Thursday afternoon.
Cuban migrant charged with assaulting guard
A Cuban migrant detained at the Bodden Town Civic Centre was brought to Summary Court on Tuesday, charged with assaulting a guard.
Four arrested following traffic operation
Police arrested four people following two separate traffic stops in an operation in Bodden Town last week. One man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting police and another was arrested after police found an illegal Taser in his vehicle.
5 years, 3 months sentence for knife wounding
Justice Alistair Malcolm sent out a warning on Friday when he sentenced Cory Godfrey Bowen to five years and three months’ imprisonment for wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Man stabbed outside George Town bar
Police are investigating an attack in which a man was stabbed several times in the car park of George Town bar in the early hours of Thursday.
Burglar assaulted 2 women after stealing phone through window
A burglar who reached through a house window to steal a mobile phone in the middle of the night assaulted two women after he was caught in the act, a court heard.
Wounding incident was fueled by alcohol, court hears
Being under the influence of alcohol was no excuse for the behavior that brought a man to Summary Court last week, when he pleaded guilty to wounding, possession of an offensive weapon and disorderly conduct at a licensed premises.
Stabbing, assault reported in George Town
A stabbing early Monday left a man hospitalized in critical condition, Royal Cayman Islands Police reported.
Bryan verdict adjourned
Kenneth Bryan, former political assistant to Premier Alden McLaughlin, may hear the verdict in his trial on Feb. 24, after the date was adjourned from earlier this month.
Female joggers attacked in GT, WB
At least nine separate attacks on female joggers have been reported since last May, with the most recent spate of indecent assaults being reported along the George Town waterfront and adjacent areas of South Sound.
George Town man arrested on suspicion of sexual assault
A 35-year-old George Town was arrested on Feb. 4 on suspicion of rape and is in police custody.
Bryan verdict expected Tuesday
A verdict in the trial of Kenneth Bryan, former political assistant to Premier Alden McLaughlin, is expected on Tuesday, Feb. 9, following the conclusion of evidence and submissions this week.
Two indecent assaults reported on South Church Street
Two women walking or running along a area frequented by exercisers on South Church Street reported indecent assaults on separate days last week.
Arrest made in Rum Point robbery
A Bodden Town man has been charged with robbery and causing grievous bodily harm in connection with a robbery in Rum Point on Jan....
Police: Masked man indecently assaulted female jogger
In the latest in a series of indecent assaults on female joggers in the district of West Bay, police are investigating an attack on...
