Damion Carter (no age or address given) was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with stabbing a man to death two years ago.
Magistrate Priya Beharry read the indictable charge to Carter, who stood silently in the dock in handcuffs, and informed him that he was not required to plead.
The charge alleges that on July 29, 2008, at the Railway Embankment, he murdered Keith Josiah of Lot 220 Thomas Street, Kitty.
Prosecutor Stephen Telford stated that the facts of the case are that on July 28, Carter and Josiah had an argument over Josiah peeping into his yard much to his annoyance.
He said that Carter broke off from the argument only to arm himself with a cutlass that he used to chop Josiah to the head.
Josiah was subsequently rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries the following day.
The prosecutor stated that Carter then went into hiding and had been on the run for two years but was apprehended on Tuesday.
Telford informed the magistrate that the case file was completed and the prosecution was ready to commence the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the matter. He noted that there are ten witnesses in the matter.
However, Carter’s lawyer Adrian Thompson told the court that his client was disputing the prosecutor’s allegations.
He said that though his client is not allowed to plead to the charge, he is proclaiming his innocence.
He noted that he is pleased that the prosecution is ready to commence the PI and hoped that it would be conducted within a reasonable time. The magistrate then transferred the case to Court Two for September 7.
It was reported that Josiah had gone to Carter’s home to speak to his reputed wife to persuade her to come back home when there was a verbal exchange between him and Carter during which he was stabbed to his chest and forehead.
