| Two men were yesterday refused pretrial liberty after the indictable charge of concealing a murder weapon that was used in a Mandela shooting was read to them by Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.The charge states that Jermaine Thomas, 23,Cheap China NFL Jerseys, and Jerome Success, 24,Supply NFL Jerseys, knowing that Lloyd Britton also known as “Lloydan,Cheap NBA Jerseys China,” had murdered Elvis Fernandes on the said date, received one handgun used in the murder and concealed same.According to Police Prosecutor Vishnu Hunt, on the said date, Fernandes, who was 23 at the time of his death, was shot and killed on Mandela Avenue in the presence of Thomas.Britton handed the alleged murder weapon to Thomas after the incident occurred and Thomas then handed the weapon over to Success, who disposed of same.The suspects were both arrested and Thomas gave a written confession whilst Success admitted orally when the charge was put before them. Their confessions included information with regard to the role they played in the incident.Britton, who was also shot on the day in question,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, still remains a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital and as soon as he has recovered, the required charges will be laid before him.Representing the defendants was Attorney at Law, Dexter Todd, who said that Success, who lives at 454 East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, is a miner in the Interior and a father of two dependent children. The court heard that Success received the bag, but was not aware of its contents until his arrest.In defence of Thomas, of 606 East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme and an operator at the Caricom Bottling Company,Cheap Jerseys, it was said that he never had any brushes with the law. He too,Wholesale Jerseys From China, the lawyer explained, stands innocent of knowing about any weapon used in the murder and his client only gave information based on false promises made to him by the police.Prosecutor Hunt objected to both defendants being granted bail based on the seriousness of the offense, penalty attached, and the fact that the alleged murder weapon was not recovered.Magistrate Latchman then challenged the reasoning provided by the prosecution.“If the murder weapon was not recovered then how can you know if it was the said weapon used in the alleged murder of Fernandes?”The Prosecutor then said that advice was sought from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and both of the defendants confessed in a written statement and orally to the charge.Todd then rose to his clients’ defence once more stating that “grounds such as seriousness of the offence and penalty attached are not substantial reasons for bail to be refused. It is beyond the stretch of any imagination that one can be sent to jail when the police have no evidence to support their charge.”The case was subsequently adjourned until September 5, for the prosecution to be able to better refute the claims made by Counsel. The matter was transferred to the court of Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry and the duo was remanded. |
