A former Policeman of Charlestown, Georgetown, was on Thursday charged with attempted murder and appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Lloyd Hoyte, a father of seven, pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that on November 27, at East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, he discharged a loaded firearm with intent to maim, disfigure or disable Martin Atwell.
Defence Attorney Adrian Thompson told the court that his client is attached to a security firm and at the time of the incident his client was only trying to disarm the virtual complainant, Atwell, in a scuffle when his firearm went off. He stated that the VC was accidentally shot in the process.
The Attorney further made an application for bail, stating that the VC only suffered minor injuries and his client was willing to abide by any conditions imposed by the court.
Police Prosecutor Neville Jeffers indicated to the court that he has no objections to bail but asked that conditions be attached.
Hoyte was granted bail in the sum of 0,000 and ordered to return to court on January 9, 2017, for report and fixture. In addition, he was ordered to report every Friday to the officer in charge at the East Ruimveldt Police Station.
