Taxi driver accused of stabbing man in chest over $2,000 debt
-remanded on attempted murder charge
A taxi-driver, who is accused of stabbing a man with a pair of scissors during an argument over $2,000, was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with attempted murder.
Thirty-two-year-old Morris Carter was not required to plead to the indictable charge, which was read to him by Magistrate Clive Nurse in a Georgetown court.
The charge alleges that on August 27th, at Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, with intent to commit murder, Carter unlawfully wounded Matthew Gilbert.
Police Prosecutor Christopher Morris objected to bail being granted to Carter given the nature of the offence and the fact that Gilbert is currently hospitalised.
According to Prosecutor
Morris, Gilbert was at a wash bay on Sandy Babb Street, where Carter approached him. An argument ensued between the two men about $2,000, which Gilbert reportedly owed Carter for a finger ring that Gilbert had bought a while back from him. The ring reportedly cost $7,000 and Gilbert gave Carter $5,000 and promised to pay the remainder later. Gilbert tried explaining that he had no money at the moment and would pay him at a later date. However, Carter allegedly became annoyed and armed himself with a pair of scissors, after which he stabbed Gilbert just below his heart. Gilbert was subsequently taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
Morris further revealed that after Gilbert was released from the hospital, the two men saw each other at a police station and a scuffle ensued, which resulted in Gilbert being readmitted at the GPH.
Meanwhile, in his application for bail, attorney Adrian Thompson, who represented Carter, told the court that his client, who is a father of five, also sustained injuries during an alleged scuffle on the day in question.
After listening to both parties, Magistrate Nurse remanded Carter to prison and told him to make his next appearance on September 23rd, 2019.