A teen was remanded to the Juvenile Holding Centre at Sophia yesterday after being charged with wounding another teen in a skirmish that left one person dead at Port Kaituma.
The 17-year-old appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in Georgetown on a charge of wounding.
The charge stated that on December 24th, 2019, at 4 Miles, Port Kaituma, North West, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Keon Hutson with intent to maim, disfigure or to cause grievous bodily harm.
After the teen denied the charge, the police prosecutor told the court that Hutson was the boyfriend of a girl the accused had been speaking with when the fight started. The prosecutor said that on the day in question at about 10 pm, the accused was talking with Hutson’s girlfriend when Hutson and a friend, Neville Moonsammy, came and asked him why he was talking to the girl. Hutson then took out a piece of wood and lashed the accused about his body.
The court heard that the accused then ran to a nearby shop and contacted his friend, who armed himself with a cutlass and together they returned to where Hutson and Moonsammy were. A fight ensued and the accused is alleged to have used a piece of a broken bottle to stab Hutson in his face. The accused’s friend allegedly stabbed Moonsammy and afterward both ran away.
Hutson and Moonsammy were rushed to the Port Kaituma Community Hospital, from where they were transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital. Hutson has since recovered from his injury, while Moonsammy succumbed to his injuries. While the accused was later arrested, his friend remains on the run, according to the police.
The magistrate, after listening to the prosecutor, remanded the teen to the Juvenile Holding Centre until today, December 3rd, 2020, when he will return to court.
