Senior Magistrate Leron Daly yesterday said that she will be conducting the trial of Maryann Daby on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Following Magistrate Daly’s decision on July 18th, when she freed Daby of an attempted murder charge, Police Prosecutor Richard Harris had requested that the two remaining charges against Daby be transferred to another court for trial. He said he believed that the ruling on the attempted murder charge would introduce prejudice in relation to the two remaining charges.
Magistrate Daly, however, had said that the Chief Magistrate would have to make the decision as to whether to transfer the case to another court.
At yesterday’s hearing, the magistrate informed both the defence and the prosecution that she was advised to commence the trials for both matters and that the court is ready to proceed whenever the prosecution is ready.
Meanwhile, prosecutor Harris revealed that the files are currently with the Direc-tor of Public Prosecutions along with a report.
The trial is expected to commence on September 3rd, 2019.
The charges against Daby allege that on May 13th, 2018, at Albert Street and Thomas Lands, Georgetown, Daby had a .32 pistol and six .32 rounds in her possession without being the holder of a firearm licence.
