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GIRL, 12, ALLEGES MOM’S BOYFRIEND RAPED HER Memorial held for crash victims
12-year-old testifies man had sex with her while home alone in 2024 By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net A 12-YEAR-OLD girl alleged yesterday that her mother’s boyfriend removed her clothes and had sexual intercourse with her while they were home alone in 2024, as the defendant’s trial began. The complainant, whose
name is being withheld to protect her identity, testified in the unlawful sexual intercourse trial of Anthony Bain, 50, before Justice Jeannine Weech-Gomez. Prosecutors allege that Bain had sexual intercourse with the complainant when she was 11 while they were alone at a home on Williams ASSAULT - SEE PAGE SEVEN
LGBTQ+ Activist calls for hate crime laws By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
FAMILY members, friends and supporters gather at The Pond during a candlelight vigil on yesterday evening to honour the memory of the victims who lost their life in the Flamingo Air plane crash on Independence Day in Andros. The vigil brought the community together in remembrance as mourners lit candles, shared prayers and paid tribute to their loved ones. Photo: Shawn Hanna By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net IN a final roll call for the ten victims who died in the North Andros plane crash on Independence Day, screams
and tears filled The Pond as grieving relatives and friends gathered for a candlelight vigil in their honour. The Pond, a popular gathering place known for Bahamian music, laughter and good times, became a place of mourning yesterday night as
around 300 people came together to remember those whose lives were cut short. The venue was so crowded that many people stood outside in the MEMORIAL - SEE PAGE TWO
GAY rights activist Alexis DeMarco has called for hate crime legislation after linking a string of recent and historic killings involving people believed to have been members of the LGBTQ+ community to concerns about bias-motivated violence and unequal treatment within the justice system. However, Attorney General Wayne Munroe
yesterday rejected her call, saying he had received no briefings suggesting that murders in The Bahamas were motivated by hatred of a victim’s sexual orientation. Ms DeMarco pointed in particular to two killings this year — the stabbing death of a 63-year-old man whose body was found inside a burning Nassau Village duplex recently and the January killing of a 38-yearold man inside his Daffodil HATE - SEE PAGE THREE
Teacher dies weeks after she was stabbed in throat By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Chief Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net A 61-YEAR-OLD primary school teacher died in hospital on Monday, more than a month after she was reportedly stabbed in the throat by her attackers. Jillian Pinder, a 61-year-old mother and wife, had been in critical condition since June 4,
the day she was attacked. Police said at the time the victim told investigators she had been attacked by two men she identified as individuals to whom someone close to her owed money. They reportedly stabbed her in the throat before fleeing the scene. The Tribune understands TEACHER - SEE PAGE THREE
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