The suspect in the Emancipation Day fatal stabbing of plantain chip vendor Jermaine Simon was yesterday arraigned on a murder charge.
Troy Collymore, 20, of 60 Prince William Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, is accused of murdering Jermaine Simon between August 1 and August 2, 2012, at Georgetown.
Collymore was not required to plead to the capitol offence when it was read to him by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, before whom he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
The prosecution’s case is that Simon was stabbed by Collymore and later succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
Prosecutor Denise Griffith-Jacobis told the court that on August 1, the deceased and his brother were heading north along America and Longden streets in the company of the accused when Collymore and Simon had a misunderstanding.
According to Griffith-Jacobis, a scuffle subsequently ensued between the men, during which both stabbed each other. She said that the injured Simon collapsed and was picked up and rushed to the GPH, where he subsequently died the following day.
The matter will be called again on September 12 for reports.
According to reports reaching Stabroek News, Simon, of South Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, was stabbed several times about his body with an ice pick.
It is believed that Simon and the suspect had an ongoing feud over name calling, which resulted in fights several times in the past.
