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Duo charged for discharging rounds at home owner during invasion
Two men were yesterday remanded to prison when they appeared before a city Magistrate charged for discharging rounds at a Tucville resident whose house they allegedly invaded early last October.
Yesterday morning, appearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Faith McGusty were Desmond McPherson and Colin Manson who each faced a charge of felonious wounding.
Accused: Desmond McPherson
The two men were jointly accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Colin Fraser at his Tucville, Georgetown residence on October 9, last year. McPherson and Manson were not required to plead to the indictable charge.
The case was prosecuted by Corporal Bharat Mangru who did not reveal the details of the crime but he offered several objections to bail.
Corporal Mangru claimed that on the day in question, the two men were in possession of a gun when they went to Fraser’s home and robbed him of a gold chain. During the course of the robbery, shots were reportedly fired at Fraser, which resulted in injuries.
The court heard that as a result the two men were initially charged for attempted murder but that was withdrawn and they are now charged for felonious wounding.
Mangru offered objections to Manson being granted pre-trial liberty since it was during the time which he has a case pending appeal that he allegedly committed this offence.
Mangru claimed that the serious nature and prevalence as well as the penalty the offence attracts are sufficient grounds for the two men to be ordered held in custody. He urged the court to consider too that a gun was used in the commission of the offence.
The Prosecutor opined that if granted bail McPherson and Manson would not return to face the charges instituted against them.
In response, Magistrate McGusty upheld the objections of the prosecution and ordered the two men held. Their case is set to be called on April 7 before the Chief Magistrate.
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