THEY appeared yesterday before city Magistrate Ann McLennan to answer a murder charge alleging that on August 16, in their home village of Masana, North West District, they unlawfully murdered a man called ‘Andrew.’Twenty-year-old Eon Scott and his 19-year-old brother-in-law Junior Henry were not required to plead to the charge, and the matter was transferred before the Matthews Ridge Magistrate for November 2.

The prosecution also revealed that not much is known about ‘Andrew,’ and the police have been seeking to contact his relatives to confirm his identity and advance the murder investigation.

According to reports, ‘Andrew’ was drinking at a shop in the village when Mrs Scott and her mother entered the shop. Inebriated, Andrew proceeded to force himself upon Mrs Scott, and even tried to fondle her and her incensed mother hurried home to alert her son-in-law and son about what was going on.

When the two men turned up at the shop, ‘Andrew’ became involved in an altercation with them, during which he was chopped about his body. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Port Kaituma Health Centre, while the two accused were subsequently arrested.
(Clestine Juan)