No bail for Police officer charged with attempted murder
A POLICE OFFICER, who allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend 26 times about her body was remanded even as his lawyer argued that the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force(RSVGPF) is on a fishing expedition and wants to make up for them not knowing what they are doing in the case.
Kyle Nimblet appeared at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate, Tammika McKenzie, on Tuesday, September, 9,2025 where he was charged that on September, 6, 2025 at Villa, he entered Alicia Sardine’s home in Villa while possessing a pair of scissors and a knife; damaged her aluminium and glass window, valued at EC$400.00 by smashing it with an unknown object; and attempted to murder Rafia Sardine by stabbing her about her body with a knife and a pair of scissors.
Crown Counsel ,Maria Jackson- Richards, who objected to Nimblet’s bail, told the court that the alleged offence is very serious and the police are continuing the investigation.
She added that there are crucial witnesses with whom the police did not interact, and Nimblet, a police officer, is reasonably suspected to interfere with these witnesses which will eventually affect the investigation.
Jackson-Richards informed the court that Rafia was discharged from the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital on Monday, September, 8,2025, and is currently nursing her wounds at home.
The senior magistrate asked Jackson-Richards about the Crown’s position on granting bail, and imposing onerous conditions. Jackson-Richards responded that it depends on the onerous conditions, and requested one week to get in contact with the witnesses.
Nimblet’s lawyer, Grant Connell, said it was good that the prosecution sees the seriousness of the offence considering an injured woman is involved.
“It’s good that they finally give women the respect they deserve,” he noted.
However, Connell highlighted that there are cases where individuals charged with manslaughter have been granted bail and the prosecution’s grounds for objection was not based on the seriousness of the offence.
This led him to question how the loss of life could be more serious than a case where no life was lost. Connel also pointed out that there are procedures to ensure witness protection.
“That ground should not be entertained,” he said, adding that he respects if counsel wants to address a point in-camera.
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