A 24-year-old man whom the court heard is mentally ill and went “berserk” while launching a cutlass attack on his sister was moments ago charged with murder.
Randy Cozier, a weeder of Moruca, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
The man, who appeared to be unaware of what was transpiring in the courtroom, was seen smiling and leaning from side to side while standing in the prisoner’s dock.
He spoke quietly and had to be asked by the Magistrate on several occasions to speak up.
Cozier was not required to plead to the indictable charge which stated that on July 4, 2019, at Moruca, North West District, he murdered Cynthia Cozier, his sister.
According to the facts presented by Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield, on the day in question, Randy Cozier and the now deceased had an argument after the woman asked him to desist from threatening his other siblings.
It was reported that during that argument, the accused became annoyed and armed himself with two cutlasses and dealt his sister several chops to her neck and other parts of her body.
His other sister Beverly Cozier, who saw what was transpiring, ran to push the suspect away from his sister but he turned the weapon on her, chopping her several times about the body. Both Cynthia and Beverly Cozier were rushed to the Moruca Hospital where Cynthia was pronounced dead on arrival while Beverly was admitted for her injuries.
The man was remanded to prison until August 5. The Chief Magistrate also ordered that Cozier be placed under the supervision of a probation officer for counseling.
