A 26-year-old Friendship bus conductor was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the attempted murder of another man.
Chris Charles appeared before Chief Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Courts. He was not required to plead to the charge, which alleges that on November 8, 2026, at Cornhill Street, Stabroek, Georgetown, he wounded Desmond McPherson with intent to murder him.
Charles told the court that he had no other matters pending before the courts. The prosecutor told the court that Charles had been involved in a dispute with another man whom he suspected of pulling a ring off his chain. According to the prosecutor, Charles walked away and McPherson then struck him with a cutlass. Charles then allegedly stabbed McPherson with a knife.
The court heard that McPherson ran to the Stabroek Market Police Outpost, where he collapsed. The prosecutor objected to bail, citing the seriousness of the charge and saying that McPherson remained hospitalised while medical staff assessed his injuries.
Magistrate Latchman questioned who had been the aggressor in the altercation but refused bail, citing the seriousness of the charge and McPherson’s continued hospitalisation.
The matter was adjourned to December 18.
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