Accused cop killer remanded

Murder-accused Steve Bacchus

Faced with three charges, including the murder of a policeman, Steve Bacchus was remanded to prison after he made his first appearance in court yesterday.

Besides the January 24 murder of Police Constable Quincy Wright, Bacchus was also charged with the attempted murder of Mortimer Maynard, a security guard attached to the Strategic Actions Security Limited and the theft of a firearm along with live rounds of ammunition from another security guard attached to the same company.

According to the police’s case, Bacchus’ alleged crimes were committed within a day of each other. Prosecutor Michael Grant said that at