Morris Carter, the taxi driver who allegedly stabbed a man with a pair of scissors during an argument for $2,000, was on Monday committed to stand trial after he failed to prove his innocence during the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge.
The charge against Carter states that on August 27th, at Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, with intent to commit murder, he unlawfully wounded Matthew Gilbert.
Carter was before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court One, where the PI into the attempted murder charge was being conducted.
At the previous hearing, Carter had told the court that he had one more witness to call on his behalf but during Monday’s hearing he did not present a witness, hence the PI was concluded. The Chief Magistrate subsequently presented her ruling to the court, saying that having considered the evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence, the court was of the opinion that there was sufficient evidence for Carter to stand trial at the High Court, hence he was committed to stand trial at the next practicable sitting of the Demerara Assizes.
Carter will remain freed on $500,000 bail while awaiting his trial.
