A handyman, charged with attempting to murder another man who refused him when he begged for money, was yesterday committed to stand trial.
Quincy Henry, 30, of Haslington, stands accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Troy Bacchus with the intent to commit murder on September 20th at Bourda. He was yesterday committed to stand trial at the conclusion of a five-month long preliminary inquiry into the charge in a Georgetown court.
In announcing her decision, Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan informed Henry that after she considered all the evidence which was brought by the prosecution before the court, she was convinced that that a sufficient case was made out to have him stand trial at the next sitting of the Demerara Criminal Assizes.
Henry had been called upon to lead his defence by the Chief Magistrate but for several weeks he had been unable to provide the court with evidence or produce witnesses who could testify on his behalf.
Despite his committal, Henry was granted $50,000 bail pending the commencement of his trial in the High Court.
Henry was, however, cautioned that he would not be released if he did not also lodge the $20,000 bail set by another court for a pending armed robbery charge against him.
Henry was charged last year with robbing a Chinese national of $100,000 while being armed with a knife at Orange Walk, Bourda.
Henry had stated then that the complainant had asked him to fetch three bags to Georgetown and when the job was complete, the man tried to pay him a meagre $300. Henry said that a disagreement ensued between the two over the amount of money he was to be paid and he grabbed at a wad of cash the man had in his hand. The defendant had claimed that he only took $2,500 from the pile of money and walked away.
