RICKLAND Bovell, a 22-year-old cabbage vendor of Swan Village, East Bank Demerara, was on Thursday remanded by Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly murdering one of his customers.

Bovell was not required to plead to the charge which alleged that, on April 19, 2019, at the Timehri Docks, East Bank Demerara, he murdered David Toney.

Prosecutor Neville Jeffers objected to bail being granted to the defendant due to the nature of the offence. The prosecution is further contending that on the day in question, at about 15:30hrs, Bovell was engaged in a heated argument with Toney and his parents over the payment of cabbage that he took. It was during this argument, the defendant whipped out a knife and stabbed the victim.

Toney was then picked up by public-spirited persons and rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where he was pronounced dead on arrival. An investigation was launched into the matter which led to the arrest of the accused. The magistrate upheld the prosecutor’s submission and remanded Bovell to prison until his next court appearance on May 15, 2019.