Rape

A man has been charged and appeared in court earlier today in connection with a rape in the Prospect area.

The man, aged 19 years, was charged with rape. He appeared in court this morning (Wednesday, 24 October) and was remanded to Northward.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, 20 October 2012 when a man fled from the scene in a car after the reported rape of a woman within a house in Prospect.

Police officers who answered the call followed the vehicle, signaling the driver to stop. The driver failed to obey and sped into the North Sound Estates, where the car drove off the road into bushes.

The man then was immediately arrested.

Stabbing victim

The stabbing victim in the Cayman Islands Hospital is now in stable condition.

About 10.15 AM on Friday (19), police received a report that a man had been stabbed in Kingbird Drive, George Town.

The man, aged 49, was taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital and a 25-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder. He remains in police custody while enquiries continue.