A resident of Albouystown was yesterday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan after he appeared before her charged with unlawful and malicious wounding. Patrick Smith,20, was charged indictably for unlawfully and maliciously wounding Michael Ridley on October 23 at Independence Boulevard, Albouystown.
The Administration of Justice Act (AJA) was applied for by request of Police Prosecutor, Sergeant Neville Jeffers, but the mason denied the charge.
According to the court statement the two men are known to each other. Prior to the incident the victim’s son and the accused had an altercation. The prosecutor said that on the day in question the accused approached Ridley with two knives in his hands and dealt him several stab wounds.
Prosecutor Jeffers told the court that the investigation file was incomplete as there were outstanding statements. Bail was then refused and the accused was remanded to prison. The matter will return to court on November 16.