Three months after being deemed fit to stand trial, Shamar Harvey, who is charged with the murder of Albouystown teen Christopher Mansfield, was yesterday given a date for the commencement of the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge.
Attorney Ashley Henry had earlier argued that there was need for a further evaluation of the accused, while Police Prosecutor Richard Harris informed the court that based on the wording of the letter that highlighted the defendant’s mental fitness for trial, it would appear that there needs to be a definitive determination of Harvey’s mental illness.
Magistrate Daly had noted that in a letter dated June 13 and addressed to the Chief Magistrate, the defendant was deemed fit for trial. She also stated that all the court wanted to know was if the defendant was fit for trial and that was determined in the evaluation. The court, she added, was not interested in the specific mental condition the defendant suffered from but rather whether or not he was fit for trial.
Subsequently, Magistrate Daly adjourned the matter until November 4th, when the PI is expected to commence.
It is alleged that Harvey, of Albouystown, on March 31st, murdered Mansfield. The fatal shooting of Mansfield, 18, of 66 Barr Street, Albouystown occurred in close proximity to Nonpareil Street, Albouystown, as he was making his way to a football field at West La Penitence.
