DWAYNE Jones, 19, of Waruni Village, Berbice River, accused of setting fire to his mother’s kitchen, appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry last Friday and was remanded to prison until April 14. 

He pleaded not guilty to the charge, particulars of which said that on March 23 at Waruni Village, he set fire to his mother’s kitchen.

Police Inspector Michael Grant, prosecuting, said that on the day in question, at around 17:30 hrs, the defendant, having consumed alcohol, went home and an argument developed between himself and his mother, whereupon he lit a kerosene stove and threw it to the ground, causing the fuel to spill and the place to catch afire.

This matter was transferred to the Kwakwani Magistrate’s Court for April 14.