Man remanded for murder of teen gold miner

4 months later

Jason Howard was charged for the Christmas Eve day murder of 19-year-old Neville Moonsammy Jr.
Howard was arraigned before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Matthews Ridge Magistrate’s Court.
He was not required to plead to the indictable charge and was remanded to prison. Reports in December 2020 were that on December 24, 2020, 19-year-old Neville Moonsammy was beaten and stabbed to death.
Police had said that Moonsammy was in the company of his father and a mutual friend when he was killed. According to Police, the dead man’s father and his friend were also attacked.
Reports are that the trio was imbibing at a shop located in the Four Miles area and at about 20:00h, the youngster’s father became intoxicated and they all decided to go home.
According to the dead man’s father, they were talking to two females along the Four Miles Access Road when his son, who had been standing a short distance away from them, ran towards him holding his bleeding left hand.
Within minutes, a number of men attacked Moonsammy and stabbed him to his face, while another wounded his friend along his forehead and nose.
The suspects made good their escape and the injured trio ventured to the Port Kaituma Community Hospital but by the time they arrived, the teenager was already dead.
The case will continue on August 6.