Man remanded for attempting to kill stepfather

A 26-year-old construction worker of Lot 8 Plum Park, Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was on Monday remanded to prison for attempting to murder his stepfather.
Darren Simpson appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where the indictable charge was read to him. It is alleged that on March 24 at Plum Park, Sophia, Simpson caused grievous bodily harm to Morris Hinds – his stepfather – with intent to murder him.
According to the prosecution’s case, at about 08:00h on March 24, Simpson threatened to kill Hinds as he was preparing to leave home for work. However, he later armed himself with a piece of wood and dealt the virtual complainant lashes about the body while he was exiting his motor vehicle around 21:15h.
An injured Hinds was picked up in an unconscious state and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he was admitted in a critical condition.
A police report was later made and the young offender was apprehended and brought before the law court.
Objections to bail were made based on the seriousness of the charge and the fact that the VC remains a patient at the GPHC, with his condition still listed as critical.
A relative of the accused stood up in court on Monday and told the Chief Magistrate that whenever Simpson uses drugs, he is aggressive.
Chief Magistrate McLennan remanded him to prison and the case will continue on April 7. She also ordered that he undergoes a psychiatric evaluation, which will be presented to the court on the scheduled date.