Construction worker remanded to prison for attempting to kill “Turkey”

Shervin Allen, a construction worker of Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, was on Friday slapped with an attempted murder charge committed on Rondelo Benjamin also known as “Turkey”.

Allen appeared at the Suddie Magistrate's Court where the charge was read to him contrary to Section 103 (c) of the Criminal Law Offences Act, chapter 8:01. He was not required to plead to the charge and as such was remanded to prison following objections to bail by the prosecutor.

Family members and friends of both the accused and the victim were present in court on Friday which resulted in some tension.

However, after hearing the arguments from both the prosecution and the defence, the Magistrate remanded Allen until March 31. The unlawful wounding reportedly took place on January 10 at Onderneeming Sand Pit but the circumstances of the matter remain unclear.

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