A man who allegedly dealt his neighbour several stabs about his abdomen was today charged with attempted murder.
Forty-four-year-old Brian Matheson of Wortmanville, Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
He was not required to plead to the indictable charge which stated that on September 27, 2019, at Wortmanville, Georgetown, he wounded Ronald Bettencourt with intent to commit murder.
The unrepresented man, in addressing the court, stated, “ he pelt me first with a brick and he beat me with a steel and threatened to kill me.”
However, facts presented by Police Prosecutor Neville Jeffers stated that on the day in question, the defendant armed himself with a knife and went into the victim’s yard and dealt him several stabs about his body.
The injured man was picked up in an unconscious state and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he was admitted.
The matter was reported, an investigation was carried out, and Matheson was charged for the offence.
The prosecutor objected to bail being granted to the defendant citing the serious nature of the allegation and the fact that the victim is still hospitalized in serious condition.
The magistrate, after listening to facts, remanded the defendant to prison until October 16 and ordered that he undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
