A 42-year-old woman and her 22-year-old son were yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before Chief Magistrate (ag), Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with murder.
Alicia Edmondson and her son, Malacchi Kennedy, both of Lot 3 Perry Street Tucville, allegedly on April 12th 2024 at their address murdered Amaziah Hohenkirk, 36, a labourer of Festival City. They were not required to plead to the indictable offence and were remanded.
Police Prosecutor Quincy Lacon told the court that on the day in question the now deceased Hohenkirk and the two accused had a misunderstanding, which resulted in a fight, during which, Edmondson armed herself with a knife and Kennedy with a cutlass and they then stabbed and chopped Hohenkirk about his body causing him to fall to the ground.
The man was picked up by public-spirited persons and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Prosecutor Lacon also told the court that there is video footage available of the incident and this will be disclosed at the next occasion.
According to the police report, Hohenkirk and Kennedy had a misunderstanding over a damaged speaker box which led to the fatal incident.
Edmondson and Kennedy will return to court on May 7, 2024 for disclosure.
