Quaison Jones, the man accused of murdering fish vendor Marlon Greene, was yesterday remanded to prison.
The allegation against Jones is that on January 17, at Georgetown, he murdered Marlon Greene.
Jones was not required to plead to the capital charge of murder when it was read to him by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, before whom he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
In presenting the prosecution’s case, Police Corporal Venetta Pindar told the court that the two were involved in a fight at the Meadowbank wharf, which ended when Jones dealt Greene several stab wounds to his neck.
According to Pindar, the two were no strangers to each other as they both worked as fish vendors at the Meadowbank wharf. On the day of the incident, she said, the duo was involved in a heated argument which became physical as a scuffle ensued.
Pindar related to the court that moments later Jones whipped out a knife and inflicted multiple stab wounds to Greene’s neck. After collapsing to the ground, the court then heard that the injured man was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
But attorney James Bond, who represented Jones, told the court that his client was attacked by a gang of men and it was while he was trying to escape that Greene apparently sustained his injuries.
Bond said too that Greene suffered one stab wound and not multiple wounds as stated by the prosecutor.
The lawyer added that Jones voluntarily turned himself into custody.
Magistrate Sewnarine-Beharry then informed Jones that he will be remanded to prison until January 25.
The case was transferred to Court Six for reports and fixtures.
