A 16-year-old boy, who was charged with the murder of city councillor and businessman Kyle Anthony Solomon, has been remanded to Sophia Juvenile Centre.
The teenager, who is being represented by attorney Melvin Duke, appeared before Magistrate Annette Singh at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where the indictable charge was read. He was not required to enter a plea and was remanded until March 16, 2025.
Duke stated that based on instructions it was a matter of self-defence. He claimed that the minor was attacked by the deceased, dealt several blows with a piece of wood to his hand and about his body, grabbed him in a bear hug and pinned. It was during the course of the struggle that the deceased was stabbed and died as a result of his injuries, the attorney alleged.
According to the police, investigations revealed that the victim exited his house and saw the teenager trying to gain entry to his shop from a southern door, which is about 30 feet south of his house. The businessman raised an alarm and the boy ran. The police said the businessman gave chase and caught up with him after which a heated argument ensued. It was alleged that the minor then pulled out a knife from the waist of his pants and stabbed the victim to the chest, lower abdomen, left side of his rib cage, left arm and left elbow.
The businessman fell to the ground motionless and the suspect ran away, the police said, adding that the victim was pronounced dead by Dr Walcott from the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The accused was later handed over to the police by his mother.
