Akeem Roberts, the teen charged with the fatal stabbing of Shane George, 16, was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court for his murder.
Magistrate Faith McGusty found that a prima facie case had been made out against Roberts, 17, at the George-town Magistrates’ Court yesterday at the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder charge.
Attorney Mark Waldron, who represented Roberts, said he was satisfied with the ruling.
Roberts, of Lot 35 Ogle Airstrip Road, East Coast Demerara, was asked by the Magistrate if he had anything to say based on her decision.
“I reserve my defence for the High Court,” Roberts said.
Bail was refused and he was remanded to prison until his trial.
It is alleged that Roberts stabbed and killed his lessons classmate George, of St George’s Community High School, on the evening of Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Morgan’s Learning Centre, at the corner of John Street and Delph Avenue, Campbellville.
George was stabbed several times about the body and was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital. A post-mortem examination which was performed on his remains revealed that he died from perforation of the heart due to a stab wound.
