Candice Major, a church-going 17-year-old was raped in August.<\/p>\n
Major was a resident of Second Street, Coconut Grove, and a 2010 graduate of Government High School.<\/p>\n
Andrew Wallace, a career criminal nicknamed “mugs” was charged with the young lady’s rape on Setember 2.<\/p>\n
Wallace, also from Coconut Grove, was granted $6,000 bail by Magistrate Subusola Swain and the matter was adjourned until November 21.<\/p>\n
He did not show up for court and an arrest warrant was issued for him.<\/p>\n
Last week, Candice’s badly beaten body was found at Blue Water Cay, off Fox Hill Road.<\/p>\n
Police are not sure, but others suspect that Ms Major was beaten to death at the hands of Mr Wallace, so she could not testify against him in court.<\/p>\n
Homicide detectives are also looking for Wallace since the September 15 shooting death of Leonardo Lewis at Palmetto Avenue and East Street.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information about his location should contact police on 502-9991, 919, or 328-TIPS.<\/p>\n
Some are suggesting that the Magistrate’s lenience in granting bail to a known criminal resulted in Ms Major’s death.<\/p>\n
Criminals on bail are responsible for the majority of major violent crimes in The Bahamas. The government recently enacted a package of legislation meant to address the problem but it has done little to affect the crime rate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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