A man was on Monday placed on $50,000 bail after he was charged with the attempted murder of a Canefield labourer.
Randall Latchman, 36, of Lot 39 Cumberland Village, East Canje Berbice appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh, where he was read the charge of attempting to commit murder on Jeremy Massay, 54, labourer of Canefield, East Canje, Berbice.
The accused was placed on $50,000 bail and the matter was transferred to the Reliance Magistrate’s Court.
Latchman will return to court on October 20.
On Thursday last Latchman and a relative of the victim had a misunderstanding over “smoking” when it is alleged that the suspect went to the home of Massay where he confronted him and subsequently dealt him several lashes with a hammer to his forehead and about his body.
After committing the act, the suspect then made good his escape on a bicycle.
Massay was rushed to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital where he was admitted.
As of yesterday afternoon his condition was listed as stable but serious.
