A man accused of attempting to murder another was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
The allegation is that on October 22 at Georgetown, Otis Fraser of 119 East Ruimveldt wounded Sherwin Grant with intent to murder the said Sherwin Grant.
The 39-year-old accused was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge of attempted murder when it was read to him by Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.
Prosecutor Lionel Harvey in giving the facts of the case told the court that on the day in question the two men were involved in a heated argument after which the defendant went to the Police Station to make a report.
Upon his return to where the argument occurred however, Harvey said that the virtual complainant (VC) who by that time had armed himself with a knife approached the defendant who quickly equipped himself with a brick.
According to the prosecutor, a scuffle later ensued between the two and Fraser who managed to relieve the complainant of the knife then dealt him several stab wounds about his body.
The prosecution who requested that the accused be remanded to prison said the VC is still hospitalized in a critical condition.
Attorney-at-law Basil Williams who represented the accused however made an application for his client to be admitted to reasonable bail arguing that he has no antecedents, poses no risk of flight, has a fixed address and has been cooperating with the police in their investigations.
According to the attorney, it was the virtual complainant who first attacked his client with a cutlass.
Williams also opined that the VC is no longer in critical condition, adding that he has since been removed from the intensive care unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
The prosecution’s request was granted and Fraser was later remanded to prison. He was ordered to return to court on October 28.
According to initial reports reaching Stabroek News, 33-year-old Grant was rushed to the accident and emergency unit of the GPH after being stabbed by Fraser five times about the body.
