Teen granted bail after constitutional challenge to Bail Act
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September 29, 2026
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A 16-year-old boy held on remand at Dodds Prison since December last year on firearm charges was released on Monday after the High Court ordered his immediate bail following a constitutional motion challenging the âexceptional circumstancesâ test in the newly passed Bail Act.
The minor was reunited with his family minutes after Justice Bryan Weekes delivered the ruling, his mother told Barbados TODAY.
âI feel great and elated about everything. I feel good; that is all,â the mother said in a terse response to her sonâs release.
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