Several serious charges, ranging from illegal gun possession to endangering life, were dismissed by Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes on Friday due to a lack of police files on the cases.The decision resulted in six men walking out of the No. 1 District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court without those charges hanging over their heads.“This is wunna opportunity now . . . to grasp life, take care of your little children,” Magistrate Weekes told Adigun Rabbi Hinds, of 5A Maddison Terrace, Deacons, St Michael; Malik Derick Fenty, of 2nd Avenue Redman Road, Deacons, St Michael; Richad Barry Boyce, of 2nd Avenue Kellman Land, Black Rock, St Michael; Richard Shamario Worrell, of Derriston Road, Grazettes, St Michael; and Ranak Kadeaine Brathwaite, of Fairfield Cross Road, St Michael.The men were jointly charged with damaging a window belonging to Rosanna Ifill on May 16, 2018 as well as recklessly and without lawful authority or excuse discharging a firearm along Fairfield Road, a public place, that
A week after a High Court judge cast blame squarely on the police for holding up court cases, six men had four-year-old matters, including possession of a firearm and shooting at people, dismissed because investigators did not produce the files. The six, who were initially remanded but were on bail, were given words of advice by Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes. Richad Barry Boyce, of 2nd Avenue, Kellman Land, Black Rock; …