Five days after he attempted to end a five-year friendship when he decided to allegedly pull the trigger at Virtual Complainant (VC) Hubert Blair, Osafa “Safo” Swair was slapped with an attempted murder charge when he appeared before the court of Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Monday morning.
The charge read that the accused, on July 26, discharged a loaded firearm at Blair, with the intention to murder him.
An unrepresented Swair was not required to plead to the indictable charge and was remanded to the Lusignan Prison pending the outcome of the trial, which is expected to commence shortly. The accused told the court that he resided in Hadfield Street, Lodge and was employed by a city welding shop.
Prosecutor Arvin Moore relayed a synopsis of the incident as he told the court that the parties were known to each other and the accused was positively identified by the victim.
Police are yet to recover the weapon used in the shooting and as such, the prosecution is fearful that the accused will tamper with evidence and witnesses in the event that he is released on bail. These were the grounds for bail to be objected to by the prosecution and as such, Swair was remanded.
The matter continues on August 18.
