Mahaica man charged with fatal beating of neighbour

Forrester Gravesande, the Jonestown, Mahaica man accused of fatally beating his neighbour, was charged with his murder and remanded to prison last Thursday.

Gravesande, 47, of Lot 5 Jonestown, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, was charged with murdering Courtney Porter on April 9.

He was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge when he was arraigned at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court and he was remanded to prison.

The matter was adjourned to May 9.

Porter, 49, a father of three, died on the afternoon of April 9,