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Twenty-year-old miner Alex Higgins appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ CourtAn injured Alex Higgins being lifted down the stairs by police ranks yesterday.to face a manslaughter charge yesterday.Higgins allegedly stabbed another miner,Miami Hurricanes Jerseys, Devon Fraser to death at Konawaruk, Potaro last Saturday. The miner, who was unrepresented,Karl-Anthony Towns Kentucky Jersey, made his appearance before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.He was not required to plead to the charge since it was laid indictably.The accused,Draymond Green Michigan State Jersey, clad in a blue and white polo shirt and a pair of shorts, was assisted into the courtroom since his left leg was in a cast. Police Prosecutor, Inspector Michael Grant informed that Higgins had been chopped by residents from a nearby community in relation to another incident.Higgins, the court heard,John Wall Kentucky Jersey, resides at Lot 542 ‘D’ Field Sophia,Michael Irvin Miami Jersey, Greater Georgetown.Grant objected to bail,John Calipari Kentucky Jersey, citing the nature and seriousness of the offence. He said that Higgins was charged based on a confession statement where he said that Fraser attacked him and he defended himself.According to Grant, through police investigations it was revealed by eyewitnesses that it was the accused who attacked the victim.The Prosecutor added that once statements are garnered,Josh Jackson Kansas Jersey, a charge of murder is likely to be instituted against Higgins. Grant said too, that advice was already sought from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the matter.Even though manslaughter is a bailable offence, the Chief Magistrate denied the accused his pre-trial liberty. The matter was made returnable for January 19,Peyton Siva Louisville Jersey, a time the Chief Magistrate instructed that Higgins can use to renew his bail application.Reports are that about 23:45 hours on Christmas Eve Day (December 24) 26-year-old Fraser of Golden Fleece, West Coast Berbice,Tyrann Mathieu LSU Jersey, was involved in an altercation with Higgins during which he was stabbed about the body.In a release, the police said that both men suffered injuries and were admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Fraser succumbed at about 01:30 hours on December 27. |
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