| The two brothers who were involved in a heated fracas which ended in death, yesterday made their court appearances before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. The two men were charged with murder and assault causing actual bodily harm respectively.Carl Bennett, 24, of 148 Cooper Street, Albouystown, was not required to plead to the indictable offence of murder. It was alleged that Bennett murdered Mervin Boston on October 24. He was represented by attorney at law Nigel Hughes in association with attorney at law Kenita Cumberbatch.Hughes told the court that it was an unfortunate incident, noting that his client was attacked by a group of men even though he had his one-year-old child in his hand. He was remanded to prison and is expected to make his next court appearance on November 16.His older brother,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, Cordell Bennett,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm on Renee Williams.It was alleged that Bennett injured Williams on October 24, last, while they were involved in a fracas.Bennett, who pleaded guilty,Supply NFL Jerseys, told the court that on the day in questioned he was about to leave for work when his younger brother told him that he was threatened by Williams and his now dead cousin, Mervin Boston.The young man told the magistrate that he went to Williams’s house to confront him. Bennett alleges that Williams,Cheap NFL Jerseys, who was armed with two knives,Cheap NFL Jerseys, became enraged and started to attack his brother. “Meh worship he attack my brother and I defended meh brother” Bennett explained.After giving his version of the story the magistrate entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.The prosecution had no objection to bail,Wholesale NFL Jerseys Online, but told the court that the entire incident stemmed from gang rivalry.Cordell Bennett was placed on $25,000 bail and the magistrate transferred the matter to court two for November 16.On Saturday last Mervin Boston, called “Jess”, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Hospital after he was stabbed more than a dozen times allegedly by the two brothers.His cousin Renee Williams was also injured in the brawl.According to the dead man’s cousin, Sonia Williams, who had witnessed the ordeal, said that the entire incident stemmed from an earlier confrontation.The woman said that a report was made at the Ruimveldt Police Station, but relatives were told that there was no vehicle.They were told to return later in the day by the officers.It was further alleged that the two brothers walked into Boston’s yard at King Edward Street and started to attack Williams and Boston.The dead man leaves to mourn his two children and nine brothers and sisters. |
