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Feb 15, 2020 News
A 47-year-old Stevedore Housing Scheme resident was yesterday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on a murder charge, 13 months after the incident occurred. He had been in hiding.
Gary Blackman was not required to plead to the indictable charge which alleged that on December 21, 2018 at Hadfield Street, Georgetown, he murdered Darrel Edwards called ‘Overdose’.
At the time that the charge was read, the accused was arraigned in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
The prosecutor told the court that Blackman and Edwards knew each other as they would usually hang out at the same location.
On the day in question around 23:30hrs, Edwards was at a female’s home located at Leopold Street, when Blackman showed up at the said home. It is alleged that when Blackman arrived he found Edwards in a compromising position with the woman in bed, and a fight ensued.
Blackman reportedly armed himself with an ice-pick taken from his pants waist and dealt Edwards several stabs about his body. Edwards ran into the street and Blackman gave chase.
When Blackman caught up with Edwards on Hadfield Street, he continued to attack him. Edwards subsequently fell at the side of the road while Blackman made good his escape.
Edwards was picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
According to the prosecutor, Blackman went into hiding, and on Tuesday, last, he was apprehended by police ranks and told of the allegation. He was then placed into custody and later charged for the offence.
Following the prosecutor’s presentation to the court, the magistrate remanded Blackman to prison until February 20, when he will make a second appearance for disclosure of evidence into the case.
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