Blind man remanded on charge of soliciting ‘hit’

Lochan

A blind 55-year-old man was yesterday refused bail after he was charged with attempting to incite political activist Mark Benschop to procure murder.

Lochan (only name given), of 4 Greenwich Park, East Bank Essequibo was not required to plead to the indictable offence when it was read to him by Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court .

According to the prosecution facts, Lochan went to the East Street office of Benschop on May 10,