EON CHARLES was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus for the murder of 18-year- old Lawrence Leon, a labourer of Barima River.
It is alleged that on March 20, 2018 Charles unlawfully killed Lawrence Leon. He was not required to plead to the charge.

According to the facts as presented to the court, the 22-year-old accused was living with Irish Leon, 48, the mother of the deceased at their home. On the day in question, Charles along with his reputed wife and the deceased were drinking local wine when an argument ensued, resulting in the deceased stabbing the accused to his left hand with a knife. In retaliation, the suspect armed himself with a lance and stabbed the deceased to his left upper back.

Both men were rushed to the Barima Health Centre where they were attended to by a health worker and subsequently escorted to the Mabaruma Hospital where Charles was examined by a doctor and later discharged. Leon was, however,admitted and while undergoing treatment he passed away.
The body, the court was told, is at the Mabaruma Hospital mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.