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Arrow death accused remanded

Apr 07, 2016 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News

A miner who police say stabbed a pensioner with the arrow he was shot with was yesterday remanded to prison when he answered a murder charge at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
Royburn Morris, 39, of 53 Lord Street in the North West District entered the courtroom with a white bandage tied around his wrist and stood in the prisoners dock as the charge was read to him by Magistrate Judy Latchman. Morris was charged with unlawfully killing John Joseph, a 64-year-old pensioner at Triangle Backdam in the North West District on April 5.
Representing the divorced father of three, Attorney at Law Clive Ford made an application for his client to receive medical attention and reasonable bail. He notified the court that his client was injured due to a poisonous arrow fired by the deceased.
“He said that he would shoot him your worship and he shot him in his abdomen.” He later added that his client later fainted from delirium and therefore needed to be seen by a doctor for examination.
The lawyer then gave the court a list of tests his client needed to undergo. Should he stay untreated his current condition could fester, he said.  However, the lawyer’s application was shot down, when Prosecutor Corporal Dinero Jones objected to bail based on the gravity of the offence and the penalty it attracts. Morris could spend the rest of his life in prison if he is found guilty of manslaughter, the Prosecutor said.
According to the facts the dead man’s son was badly beaten by the accused and the victim intervened as a mediator. Morris was denied bail and will appear again today, April 7.
According to police report John Joseph died during the wee hours of the morning after being stabbed by an arrow he shot at the suspect.

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