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Conception Bay South woman convicted of animal cruelty
Provincial court Judge James Walsh leaned across the bench and looked the woman before him in the eye Monday morning, making his words clear. “You realize you could have gone to jail?,” Walsh ...
Mistrial declared in Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer Doug Snelgrove's sexual assault case
The trial of a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer charged with sexually assaulting a woman while on duty six years ago came to an abrupt stop Friday morning, as a mistrial was declared. This means Const. Doug Snelgrove may now go to trial a ...
More charges for man accused of attacking teenager in her St. John's home
A man charged with forcing his way into a St. John’s home and attacking a teenage girl inside last Friday is facing more charges. Stephen Hopkins, 29, has been in custody since Friday, when he was charged with break and entry, forcible ...
'We recognize that our community is hurting right now,' RNC says about public outrage over attack on St. John's teen
Public outrage over an attack on a St. John’s teenager in her own home last week is understandable, the RNC says. Violent threats of revenge toward the suspect posted on social media are perhaps not. Twenty-nine-year-old Stephen Hopkins ...
Sexual acts were consensual, accused Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer testifies
RNC Const. Doug Snelgrove admitted Tuesday he doesn’t know why he went into the home of a 21-year-old woman he had just driven home the night of Dec. 21, 2014. She was inside her apartment safely and he was still on duty, with a report to ...
Crown closes its sexual assault case against Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer Doug Snelgrove
“Constable Snelgrove, NCO office,” came a transmission over RNC. Const. Doug Snelgrove’s radio at 3:16 a.m. on Dec. 21, 2014. At 3:17, having received no reply, the staff sergeant sent another message. “Constable ...
Newfoundland and Labrador travel ban upheld by Supreme Court; lawyers call it mixed decision
Supreme Court Justice Donald Burrage has upheld the province’s travel ban, but lawyers who argued against it are calling the ruling a mixed victory. Kim Taylor, who was born in Newfoundland and Labrador but resides in Halifax, applied for a ...
Man convicted in Newfoundland court of child luring gets 12-month sentence
When RNC Const. Terry Follett posted an ad on a local adult personals site in 2017 posing as a teenage girl, he received plenty of replies from men. “Teen girl involved in dance and cheer, long legs, lean body,” the ad read, and was ...
'There's lies and then there's beyond,' exasperated guidance counsellor tells court at Robin McGrath's trial
An exasperated school guidance counsellor took the witness stand once again as the trial of principal Robin McGrath resumed Monday, clearly indicating she was fed up with the three-day cross-examination of her evidence by McGrath’s ...
Guidance counsellor describes life of turmoil and fear after allegedly witnessing principal assault students
Sitting with her back to the accused, the guidance counsellor leaned forward and grasped the sides of the chair ahead of her, then took a deep breath. “He’s yelling at him and screaming in his face,” she told the courtroom, ...
