One of the four suspects who was taken into custody and questioned in connection to the murder of 18-year-old Christopher Mansfield called “Gully Bop” was on Friday hurled before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts after he was slapped with the capital offence of murder.
Shamar Harvey of Lot 135 King Edward Street, Albouystown, was not required to plea to the indictable charge which detailed that on March 31, 2019, at Albouystown, Georgetown, he murdered Christopher Mansfield.
The 21-year-old man was represented by Attorney-at-Law Ashley Henry, who informed the court that her client is unemployed. Police Prosecutor Sanj Singh informed the Chief Magistrate that the file is incomplete and requested extended time to complete it before the Preliminary Inquiry commences.
Police reports contended that the teen was attacked by three males, who were armed with a cutlass, knife and gun respectively, which were used to inflict wounds on the deceased.
During the altercation, the suspect, who was armed with the gun, shot the teen to the right side of his abdomen, and the injured youth barely managed to seek refuge in a nearby yard before he collapsed.
The teen, of Lot 66 Barr Street, Albouystown, was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
On Friday, following the prosecution’s submission, Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan granted the extension requested by the prosecution and ordered that he undergoes a psychiatric evaluation after the accused broke down in tears and attempted to remove his undergarments in the courtroom on Friday.
The case will continue on May 10, 2019.
