Bermuda bore witness to many crimes this year, ranging from murders to sex crimes, violent attacks and several drug busts, which, according to Police have netted over $40 million of narcotics.

Here's a glance of some of the incidents which have occurred in Bermuda over the last 12 months.

Murders:Mother-of-three Chena Trott, 31, was stabbed in broad daylight at the Crawl Esso Tigermart. George (Messy) Liburd, 29, was charged with her murder and is awaiting trial.

Kofi Omar Dill, 23, of Eastgate Lane, Pembroke, was charged with the manslaughter of Frederick John Goring, 46, who was found lying injured on November 11 at the corner of Glebe Road and Orchard Grove. He succumbed to his injuries on November 14.

Stabbings: Thirty-one-year old CedarBridge Academy security officer Karim Wales was stabbed several times while he patrolled the school property before the start of lessons on March 27 this year.

Mr. Wales suffered a collapsed lung and spent two days in the Intensive Care Unit of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after the attack, which is alleged to have taken place in the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium.

Jahmel Eugene Mallory, 17, of Tommy Fox Road, St. George's, was charged with attempted murder and is awaiting trial.

American visitor Scott Jable, 38, was stabbed in broad daylight on Front Street as he and his wife window-shopped. The Illinois resident nearly averted a spinal injury as the knife landed a fraction away from his spine. Twenty-four-year-old Lorenzo Robinson has since been charged with attempted murder.

Two teens face trial on March 31 next year accused of stabbed a 16-year-old girl in Hamilton on December 30 last year. Shauntiah Derekia Rawlins, 16, of Loyal Hill Devonshire, and Latroy Gaynelle Santucci, 17, of Tea Room Hill, Warwick, are charged with intent to do grievous bodily harm, unlawful wounding and possession of an offensive weapon, namely a knife on December 30.

Justis Smith appeared for assaulting two women and possession of a knife stemming from an incident at the Showtime night club in Dockyard on February 2 this year. He was recently released on bail and is awaiting trial.

Sex crimes: A Policeman was charged with five sexual offences including buggery against a child.

A 35-year-old Sandys man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting and sexually exploiting his 13-year-old stepdaughter between August 1 and November 1, 2000. He was sentenced to four years' imprisonment.

Fraud: A $2 million money laundering racket through Bermuda was uncovered in a joint operation between detectives on the Island and officers in the US.

Herman W. McEwan, who has connections in Bermuda, is awaiting sentence in New York State after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and two counts of wire fraud.

The Bank of Butterfield contacted Bermuda Police's Financial Investigations Unit (FIU) in April of last year after it became suspicious of activity surrounding one of its accounts.

Inquiries by the FIU took it to the US, where detectives learned of an on-going investigation in New York into McEwan and his financial affairs.

An unnamed reverend almost handed over $16,000 to international scam artists. Luckily, his son alerted the Police, who were able to pervert the crime. It was discovered the ring was operating from Nigeria and Holland.

Within days, senior citizens were warned by Police to be on the look-out for scam artists reportedly demanding money for services never rendered.

Maureen Rose Trott, 53, was jailed for two and a half years after admitting to stealing over $400,000 from the Bank of Butterfield by creating fictitious loan accounts.

A mother-of-two is awaiting sentencing after she admitted stealing more than $100,000 from her former employers. Doylette Love-Ann Duclos, 30, of Summit View Drive, Bailey's Bay initially denied the charges but subsequently changed her plea. Assistant Supreme Court Justice Norma Wade-Miller heard how the accountant used the funds to help finance Le Figaro restaurant, which is owned by her husband. All of the money has since been paid back.

Several companies appear in court on charges of tax evasion. Triple Crown Racing, which is owned by Wendall Brown, owed Government over $670,000 while meanwhile Bermuda Accounting and Management Services, Darrell Contracting and CedarBerry Ltd., all owe a total of $1.4 million. Several of the firms settled their arrears after being charged.

Drugs: Narcotics officer Clifford Stanley Roberts, 32, was charged with conspiracy to import cocaine and heroin, dating back to 1999. He is free on bail.

West African national Yaloo Celtius Mitchai was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment after he admitted importing an estimated $2.6 million worth of heroin into Bermuda on March 2 this year. When detained by Police, the 22-year-old student excreted 75 pellets of the illicit drugs. Mitchai told Customs he was coming to Bermuda to see the Bermuda Triangle. His sentence was brandished `too harsh' by the Honorary French consul.

Appealed sentences: Gernell Darrell, 23, was sentenced to life for the stabbing death of George Kelly on May 31 last year, but later had his conviction reduced to manslaughter by the Court of Appeal after finding it was possible he was provoked by the dead man. Darrell will now serve 12 years imprisonment rather than a mandatory 25 year life sentence.

This summer, the Court of Appeals quashed Keniel Ingham's conviction for the killing of Jermaine (Red) Pitcher, finding that the judge in his trial last October misdirected the jury. It also set aside Ingham's 12 year jail sentence and ordered a retrial.

Ingham, 29, of Rocklands Estate, Warwick, denied during trials last year that he killed Mr. Pitcher with Ryan Ball and Jamal Robinson.

The ruling does not affect the conviction and sentencing of Ball and Robinson who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter charges.

A 42-year-old Pembroke man was jailed for ten years after he admitted having sex with a then-13-year-old boy in his place of business. He then had his sentence reduced to four years on appeal, angering Assistant Justice Archibald Warner.

CedarBridge teacher and well-known cricketer Dean Minors, 32, was acquitted of drug-smuggling charges in Supreme Court. He was accused of bringing $200,000 worth of cannabis in a set a drawers. The court's decision was appealed by the Crown, but was upheld.

Other notables: Road rage attacker Eric Kenneth Dunkley, 29, was jailed for nine months in October after he admitted causing grievous bodily harm to a man whose car he stuck on Harbour Road. The courts heard how Dunkley chased the man and his wife in his vehicle to Southampton Princess Hotel after punching him in the face. He was later tried on a similar charge stemming from a separate incident, but received a suspended sentence. He is currently appealing the nine-month sentence.

Two teens were released on Police bail after they were suspected of making a death threat against the Premier. It is believed they made the threat to a third party.

A Jamaican national escaped injury after unknown suspects fired several gunshots into his Middle Terrace home. The incident heightened the already-existing tension between Jamaicans and Bermudians.