Topic: Travis Webb
Man who escaped mental health unit now in police custody
A former athlete, detained at the George Town Hospital after being found not guilty ‘by reason of insanity’ in an attempted murder case, has escaped, police said Tuesday.
New hope for mentally ill prisoners as archaic law set to be revised
A change to the law is planned to create new options for the treatment, monitoring and eventual release of people detained indefinitely in prison after being deemed ‘criminally insane’.
Governor: Mental health cases are taken seriously
Governor Jane Owen says cases which involve mental health issues are taken seriously by her office. The governor's involvement in such cases came to the fore as part of the Cayman Compass' recent investigative series, examining the case of Travis Webb.
Video: The strange case of Travis Webb
A Cayman Compass mini-documentary looks at the case of a former athlete detained indefinitely on a hospital ward and the gaps his story has revealed in Cayman's mental health infrastructure.
Lockhart: New approach needed to Cayman’s mental health challenges
Mental health crisis teams could be embedded with police services in a novel new way of tackling a growing challenge in the Cayman Islands, according to psychiatrist Dr Marc Lockhart.
Lawyer warns over indefinite detention of mentally ill prisoners
Mentally ill prisoners - accused but not convicted of any crime - face the possibility of being locked up at Northward prison indefinitely under current Cayman Islands law, a leading local attorney has warned.
Report recommends ‘transformational change’ in prison system
Cayman’s prisons have become ‘indeterminate holding areas’ for inmates with serious mental health issues, according to a consultant’s report which recommended ‘transformational change’ across the system.
Compass investigation: The strange case of Travis Webb
The Cayman Compass takes a deep dive into the case of a former athlete detained indefinitely at George Town Hospital after being found 'not guilty by reason of insanity' in a gruesome attempted murder case that has exposed gaping holes in the mental health care system.
Editorial: One mental health case exposes flawed system
It is rare that a single human story so thoroughly exposes the failings of a system as comprehensively as that of Travis Webb.
No refuge for Cayman’s criminally insane
Earlier this year, Travis Webb was found not guilty by reason of insanity on charges he buried a child alive in 2018. Despite years of discussion around building a mental health facility in Cayman, however, options for people in his situation remain very limited.
Attempted murder case set to begin
An attempted murder trial for a man accused of burying a child alive is expected to begin in the Grand Court on Tuesday.
Bodden Town man meets test of insanity
Psychiatrists have concluded that Travis Jarrell Webb, a Bodden Town man accused of burying a child alive in November 2018, has met the test of insanity, a court heard on Friday.
A look back at the year that was
The year 2018 was an eventful one for the Cayman Islands.
Man charged with attempted murder of child
Travis Webb, 26, of Bodden Town, appeared in Summary Court Monday charged with attempted murder and cruelty to a child in relation to a 3-year-old child who was alleged buried alive last week.
