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Murder accused,Cheap Jerseys From China, Kevon Alfred, was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the 2014 murder of 75-year-old Joyce Lewis. The woman was found partially nude and bound in the bedroom of her two-storey house by a relative.Murder Accused:Kevon AlfredAccording to reports,Wholesale Jerseys China, Lewis had been living alone at her Christiani Street, North Ruimveldt home since her husband, a former Police Inspector passed away a few years ago.On the morning of March 26,Wholesale Jerseys Online, 2014 a relative had ventured to Lewis’ home after she had failed to answer several calls made to both her cellular and landline phones. It was then that her body was discovered.Five months after Lewis was killed, Alfred was arrested and charged with the murder. Reports are that Alfred’s fingerprints were among several that detectives found in the slain woman’s home.Yesterday, Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan found that a prima facie case was made out against Alfred by the prosecution led by Police Sergeant Neville Jeffers,Cheap Nike Shox, at the conclusion of a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.During the PI, 15 witnesses testified on behalf of the prosecution. These consisted of police and civilians.Alfred of Second Street,Cheap Jerseys From China, Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara, was unrepresented by an attorney throughout the one year summary hearing; although he had requested time from the Magistrate to retain legal representation.Magistrate McLennan had over and over granted the accused time to retain a lawyer, but he never did. Alfred on several occasions had refused to sit in on the PI after claiming that the Magistrate was being unfair to him.The accused had retaliated by behaving disorderly in the courtroom, which forced officials at several hearings to remove him from the proceedings.Nevertheless, the Magistrate continued with the PI in the absence of the accused.After yesterday’s hearing, Alfred appeared visibly upset. As he was being escorted to the prisoner’s holding cell,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, the prisoner accused the police of trying to make him a criminal.On February 20, last Alfred was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment by City Magistrate Judy Latchman, after he was found guilty of having an illegal semi automatic pistol in his possession. |
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