Two men and a woman were remanded to prison on Wednesday on separate attempted murder charges when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Attempted murder accused: Tishawn McKenzie
In the first case, Tishawn McKenzie, 26, was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan after he allegedly wounded a man over a stolen glass door.
He was not required to plead to the indictable charge which stated that on January 19, at Georgetown, with the intent to commit murder, he wounded Robert Samaroo.
The prosecutor related that Samaroo went to McKenzie’s house on the day in question to uplift a sliding glass door that the latter reportedly stole from his grandmother and gave Samaroo to keep.
Shortly after, an argument broke out between the men during which McKenzie armed himself with a piece of wood and dealt Samaroo several lashes about his body before making good his escape. A report was lodged with the Police soon after.
Attempted murder accused: Michala Matthias and Terrence Park
McKenzie was arrested, and according to the prosecutor, he admitted to the offence under caution. The prosecutor made serious objections to the accused being granted bail and in so doing, cited the serious nature of the offence and the penalty it attracts.
These objections were upheld. McKenzie was remanded until next Tuesday.
In another matter, a mother of five and another man were remanded to prison after being slapped with a similar charge. They also appeared before the Chief Magistrate.
Terrence Park, 44, and 28-year-old Michala Matthias, both of Kitty Seawall, Georgetown, allegedly wounded Kevin Sutton on September 2, 2021, with the intent to murder him. They too were not required to plead to the indictable charge.
Facts stated that Park and Matthias are both self-employed as food and beverage vendors. On the day in question, they got into a heated argument with Sutton which later escalated into a scuffle. The court heard that Park armed himself with a piece of wood and a cutlass while Matthias picked up a knife.
They then attacked Sutton, stabbing him to his head and about the body. As a result, the injured man, who fell to the ground, was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) by public-spirited citizens.
Sutton remains in a critical state at the hospital. Following the brawl, a report was made to the Police which led to the arrest of Park and Matthias. Like in McKenzie’s case, the prosecutor objected to these two accused being released on bail.
The prosecutor’s grounds for objections included the serious nature of the offence, the penalty the charge attracts as well as the fact that the virtual complainant is still hospitalised. Park and Mathias were remanded until February 28. (G1)
