Suspended Cop Granted Bail For Alleged Attempted Murder & Wounding In Parking Lot Stabbing

By Alric Lindsay

A woman who was suspended by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service after being accused of orchestrating a targeted ambush with a masked knifeman to murder her former lover has been granted conditional bail following a highly contested, dramatic hearing in the Summary Court today, November 4, 2026.

Justina Anderson appeared before Acting Magistrate Roberts facing severe charges of attempted murder and wounding. Due to the gravity of the indictable offences, the matter is expected to be formally transmitted to the Grand Court for trial.

The Alleged Ambush and High-Speed Escape

The Prosecution detailed a chilling sequence of events originating on the night of Friday, October 30. According to Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) summaries, local emergency dispatchers received 911 calls reporting a male being stabbed.

The complainant, identified as O’Shane Myles, told police he had arranged to meet Anderson in a parking lot. Upon entering the front passenger seat of her silver Honda Fit, a masked man suddenly emerged from the rear seats brandishing a kitchen knife. Myles was repeatedly stabbed in the neck before collapsing onto the pavement in front of horrified onlookers.

The case took an even more dramatic turn as the Crown detailed the getaway. Anderson allegedly crashed her vehicle while trying to flee the immediate scene, returned to the site of the stabbing, abandoned the damaged car, and fled with the attacker in a second vehicle—a black Honda Fit.

Police later responded to a vehicle fire in Bodden Town, discovering that the second getaway car had been intentionally torched. Investigators confirmed that both vehicles used in the incident were registered to a car rental company owned jointly by Anderson and her husband.

A Sour Relationship & 300GB Data Sweep

The Crown alleges that Anderson intentionally lured Myles to the parking lot, a theory allegedly supported by incriminating WhatsApp messages downloaded during a comprehensive digital forensic sweep of over 300 GB of data files from her seized cell phone.

Detailing the background of the incident, the prosecution revealed that an extramarital relationship between Anderson and Myles had turned deeply sour. Anderson is married, and the Crown alleged that the relationship degenerated into an active blackmail conflict, with Myles demanding cash from her.

In addressing the presence of the unidentified knifeman, the prosecution put forward three distinct legal theories regarding the masked man’s involvement:

1. He was a random individual swept up in the incident.
2. Anderson brought him along purely for moral support during the confrontation.
3. He was an active accomplice conspiring directly with her.

Objecting strongly to her release, the Crown argued that Anderson poses a significant danger of disrupting the ongoing investigation, particularly since the primary knife-wielding attacker remains at large and unidentified. Ultimately, the prosecution pursued a case of joint enterprise, positioning Anderson as an indispensable secondary participant in an organized conspiracy to murder.

Defence Pleads Severe Duress and Extortion

Defending Anderson, attorney Amelia Fosuhene painted a starkly different picture, portraying her client as an anxious extortion victim who cracked under immense psychological pressure. Fosuhene argued that Anderson did not physically touch, assault, or injure Myles, and emphasised that phone records showed Myles actively pushing for the meeting location, asking, “Are we going to meet in the same place?”

The defence noted that Anderson has cooperated extensively with the RCIPS, providing a comprehensive, signed statement despite being so physically traumatized during interrogation that she was visibly shaking and vomiting. Furthermore, Fosuhene revealed that the complainant had been relentlessly blackmailing Anderson, demanding $5,000 in the first instance while she pleaded with him to leave her alone.

Addressing the extension of Anderson’s police detention on Sunday night, Fosuhene argued forcefully that her client’s fundamental liberty should not be stripped away based purely on speculative prosecution theories.

Furthermore, the defence fiercely rejected any insinuation that Anderson was involved in destroying evidence. Fosuhene pointed out that her client could not possibly have known about or orchestrated the burning of the black Honda Fit getaway car in Bodden Town, as the police already had her phone in their possession and she was locked in police custody at the time the vehicle was torched.

Strict House Arrest and Electronic Monitoring

In delivering his decision, Acting Magistrate Roberts ruled that the potential risks to the investigation could be successfully managed with maximum supervision. He granted conditional bail under near-house arrest terms:

• Strict Curfew: Enforced daily door curfew from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am.
• Residence: Must live and sleep at her mother’s home.
• Geographic Ban: Prohibited from traveling East of Countryside plaza.
• Police Reporting: Must report to the George Town Police Station every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
• No Contact: Absolute prohibition on contacting the complainant or any Crown witnesses.
• Travel Prohibition: Seized American and Cayman passports.

Anderson is scheduled to make her next appearance for a Grand Court mention on November 18, 2026.