Septuagenarian stabbed in eye
PRESS RELEASE – On Saturday, February 13, 2016 about 9:00 a.m. 72 year old John Francis Mc Diarmed of Augier, Vieux Fort was stabbed in the right eye by 30 year old Terrance Mitchel alias “Wash” of...
View ArticleKNOW YOUR LAWS: Maim or dangerous harm
(1) A person who intentionally causes a maim or any dangerous harm to any other person is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 20 years or on summary conviction for 5 years. (2) A...
View ArticleSt. Lucian murdered in Brooklyn
Laurent. A St. Lucian man was killed outside his home in Brooklyn, USA on Saturday night, according to media reports. He has been identified as 24-year-old Javane Laurent. Sources have told St. Lucia...
View ArticleUPDATED: Store attendant raped at Mongiraud
A female store attendant was raped in the North of the island Tuesday. Reports are that the woman was alone when two masked men entered her workplace tied her up and raped her. The incident reportedly...
View ArticlePolice criticized for alleged unlawful search in Marchand
St. Lucia police during a patrol. * Photo credit: Telesurv. Attorney-at-Law, Mary Francis, is urging the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) to ensure that its members perform their duties within...
View ArticlePolice confirm receiving report about alleged rape in Cas en Bas
The Royal St. Lucia Police Force has confirmed a rape report in Cas En Bas, Gros-Islet, five days after it was first published on St. Lucia News Online (SNO). A statement issued by the Public...
View ArticleTeen allegedly assaulted by stepmother and sister
A Saltibus teen is now suffering a broken nose after she was allegedly assaulted by her stepmother and the woman’s sister on Tuesday evening. Chervy Stephen, 18, of Piaye was on her way home when she...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Police officer charged with rape
A senior constable of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) who is presently on pre-retirement leave was charged with the offence of rape on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. The charge stemmed from...
View Article“Minister, when will the crime lab be reopened?”– UnitedPac
PRESS RELEASE – This week alone three matters have come to the news involving rape. One involving a policeman, another where a woman was allegedly raped in the privacy of her residence and now a young...
View ArticleMary Francis urges citizens to advocate for Human Rights Commission
Mary Francis Human Rights activist, Mary Francis, is encouraging citizens to advocate for the establishment of a Human Rights Commission in Saint Lucia. Francis said as the country prepares for another...
View ArticleDance teacher charged with indecent assault of student
A male dance instructor is facing indecent assault charges following an incident involving a 12-year-old girl, who has been a student of one of his classes since she was five. The child’s mother told...
View ArticleLastic Hill resident robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight
A retiree was robbed by five armed men in Lastic Hill, Catries Friday. Gabriel king, 69, was cornered by the men and forced to hand over his wallet, jewelry and cellular phone. King’s daughter, Mesha,...
View ArticleShooting at Beauséjour
Gunmen opened fire at a house in Beauséjour, Gros Islet on Saturday, February 20, following a failed robbery. Reports are that four men from Reduit, Gros Islet attempted to rob a young man who fought...
View ArticleGov’t looking to address overcrowding problem at BCF
Government plans to give serious consideration to a number of ideas and suggestions made by groups and individuals, towards helping to address the high prison population on island. One of the main...
View ArticleSuspected suicide at Babonneau
A man was found dead at his residence at Boguis, Babonneau around 7 a.m., Sunday, February, 21. The dead man has been identified as Simbert John, also known as Smokey, who is in his 30’s. Reports are...
View ArticleKNOW YOUR LAWS: Animals improperly on highways
(1) An animal found— (a) tied, wandering, straying, or lying in such a manner as to cause obstruction, danger, damage or injury to any user of the highway or a public place; (b) on any land adjacent to...
View ArticlePost-mortem for Babonneau man to take place on Wednesday
PRESS RELEASE – Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 37 year old, Simbert John Loctor also known as “smokey” of Boguis, Babonneau. On Sunday, February 21, 2016 about...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Body found in Marchand
Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found on Tuesday at Rock Hall, Marchand. Residents said a high stench was coming from a building, which once housed a bakery at the...
View ArticleUPDATED: British man found dead on Anse Ger beach
The body of a young British national was discovered Wednesday (Feb. 24) on the Anse Ger beach in Desruisseaux, police officials have confirmed. The body has been identified as Jason Jones, 28, who was...
View ArticleMissing teen returns home safely
MISSING: Gilbert Burin A 17-year-old boy who went missing on Sunday , February 21, 2016 about 5:30 a.m. has returned safely to his father’s home, the Police Public Relations Department has said....
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