Homeless man remanded on attempted murder charge

Homeless man Jason Benjamin has been remanded to prison on an attempted murder charge.
The 58-year-old was on Wednesday arraigned in Magistrate Annette Singh’s Court at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on an
allegation that on January 15, in Cemetery Road Georgetown, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Brian Jaikaran with intent to commit murder.
The court was told that both men are homeless and sleep in the burial ground.
Benjamin’s next court date is March 2.
Meanwhile, in another matter, 20-year-old Omar Moore of Mandela Avenue, Squatting Area, Georgetown, who also was arraigned before Magistrate Annette Singh, was granted $30,000 bail on a wounding charge.
Particulars of that charge detail that on December 11, 2021, at East La Penitence, Georgetown, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Andrew Jason with intent to maim, disfigure, disable, or cause him grievous bodily harm.
Moore initially pleaded guilty, but after hearing his explanation, the magistrate entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
The prosecutor told the court that on the day in question, Moore saw Jason beating Moore’s brother with a belt, and Moore went to his brother’s rescue, during which the virtual complainant hit him and a fight ensued between them.
The complainant, who suffered a punctured lung among other injuries, is willing to accept compensation.
The matter has been adjourned to February 16 for a decision on compensation. (G1)