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Rosie Gillingham
rgillingham@thetelegram.com
All articles of Rosie Gillingham
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Man who erupted in court apologizes for his...
Justin Joseph Wiseman was a different man in court Friday. The 21-year-old — charged in connection with a robbery and standoff with police last ... -
Former judge Seabright dead at 79
Hours after Gordon Wilburn Seabright's death Tuesday morning, the tributes poured in. Judges, lawyers, politicians and community members all ... -
UPDATE: Armed robbery added to charges facing man...
Justin Joseph Wiseman, 21, arrested Sunday after an eight-hour armed standoff with police, has now been charged with armed robbery at City ... -
Teen charged with sending threatening text freed...
The 18-year-old suspected of sending a threatening text message to a student at O’Donel High School in Mount Pearl Wednesday has been released ... -
Woman who escaped custody returns to court
After a brief taste of freedom, Kimberly Ann Parkinson was back in front of a judge Wednesday. The 39-year-old — who escaped from sheriff’s ... -
‘He frightened the hell out of me’
They were there to disconnect the power from a house, but two Newfoundland Power workers ended up getting quite a jolt when the homeowner came ... -
‘She’s just so lovable’
As the owner of two dogs, Lindsay had no intentions of owning another one. One trip to the vet changed all that. It was Sept. 16, 2012, and she ... -
‘Dog was starving, almost dead’
When Loretta Carns made her way up her neighbour’s driveway to get to her property next door, she expected to see nothing more than a few car ... -
Pharmacist committed to stand trial - Case of East...
By Rosie GillinghamThe TelegramOne of the two St. John’s pharmacists accused of unlawfully dispensing prescription drugs and failing to keep ... -
Justice meeting delayed
A meeting of the minds to reassess provincial government budget cuts in the Justice Department will go ahead when all members are available. A ... -
Committee struck to determine if Justice cuts were...
The government may be prepared to soften the blow to a department left reeling by provincial budget cuts. On Monday, a newly struck committee ... -
Woman in jail after allegedly stabbing boyfriend
A woman suspected of stabbing her boyfriend in the stomach on Easter Sunday is behind bars.Kathryn Patricia Saunders of Conception Bay South made ... -
Prosecutor quitting after budget cuts leaves...
Hours after her office was gutted by the provincial budget, at least one Crown prosecutor has decided it’s case closed — for good. “I’m leaving,” ... -
Friends, family of murdered man show up for court...
More than a dozen family members and friends of Joey Whalen were in Courtroom No. 7 at provincial court in St. John's this afternoon to take in ... -
Knife slashing victim says he’s OK
He wasn’t going to say anything at his sentencing hearing. “I’m really not confident in my ability to express myself,” James William Rogers said ... -
‘A tragedy of multiple dimension’
A killer has been sent to jail, but in the judge’s eyes, it was a case in which there were no winners.“This is a tragedy of multiple dimension,” ... -
Neville to be sentenced next week
The Crown says Steven Neville is a violent person who killed a man and tried to kill another in a fit of rage. The defence says Neville is a ... -
Judge to decide Neville's parole eligibility on...
Justice Carl Thompson will decide on March 20 how long Steven Neville will stay behind bars. Neville was convicted of second-degree murder and ... -
UPDATE: Seized substance not bath salts but...
The RCMP says an analysis of a substance seized Monday thought to be bath salts is actually Phenacetin, a substance prohibited under the Food and ... -
Canada’s top court to hear appeal in Hart case
The country’s highest court has agreed to hear a Crown appeal in the case of a Gander man convicted of drowning his twin daughters.In a decision ... -
UPDATE: Father convicted of drowning daughters in...
A Gander man suspected of killing his twin daughters is facing charges in connection with an incident that was said to have happened while in ... -
Man gets seven-year sentence for shooting, stabbing...
A man who shot and stabbed another man in the midst of a drug deal has been given a seven-year jail term. James Shawn Halleran was ... -
Possession of child porn charge dismissed
Just weeks into his trial, child pornography possession charges against Scott Curtis have been dismissed. Crown prosecutor Wendy Zedebiak told ... -
Dog owner fined and given probation
Jason English, a St. John's man whose pit bull maimed and caused the death of a smaller dog in 2011, has been fined $200, ordered to pay $206 for ... -
UPDATE: Man who sold counterfeit items sentenced to...
Donald Strowbridge, the man who sold counterfeit products such as flat irons and sports clothes, was sentenced to 15 months in jail this morning ... -
Girl apologizes for involvement in attack on man...
The judge had just begun handing down her sentence when she was suddenly interrupted. “Your Honour,” defence lawyer Vanessa McCarthy said in ... -
UPDATE: Leo Crockwell gets four years, minus time...
Leo Crockwell was sentenced to four years in prison today for offences related to his December 2010 standoff with the RCMP. The time Crockwell ... -
Police actions reasonable in standoff, judge rules
He was acting irrationally, resisting help, was refusing to communicate with police and had fired a gun. Leo Crockwell’s behaviour during a ... -
UPDATE: Crockwell sentencing hearing set for 11 a.m....
A sentencing hearing for Leo Crockwel will be held 11 a.m. Thursday in Newfoundland Supreme Court. Crockwell's stay of proceedings ... -
Witnesses in robbery case lied, defence says
Ray Noftall’s lawyer gave the judge a lot to chew on Thursday when he suggested there was no “smoking gum” in the case.Jason Edwards used the ...





