A South Ruimveldt man was today remanded for the murder of Mark Benjamin, a vagrant who was bludgeoned to death with a brick while he was asleep.
Twenty-seven-year-old Kareem Stewart of 599 Toucan Drive, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McClennon, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge.
The charge states that on January 27, 2021, at Camp and Robb Streets, Georgetown, he murdered Mark Benjamin, also known as “ Curl up Toe”.
Stewart was remanded to prison until February 11, 2021.
Inquiries from a security officer who was in the vicinity revealed on that the day in question at about 03:30 hrs at Camp and Robb Streets, Georgetown, the suspect picked up a brick and dealt the victim, who was asleep on the roadway, several lashes to his head and made good his escape in a northern direction. He was later arrested at a location in Charlotte Street.
The body, which was examined by detectives and was observed with several injuries to the head, was taken to the Lyken’s Funeral Home.
