Twenty-nine-year-old Kasey Bruce of Lambeau, Tobago, appeared in the Scarborough Magistrate’s Court, before Magistrate Cherylanne Antoine on Monday morning charged with the murder of 64 year THAWE Credit Union Courier Sylvert Edwards. Edwards was also laid to rest yesterday.
Bruce was not called upon to plead since the charge was laid indictably. The court heard that on December 17th 2014, Edwards was shot and killed on the compound of the Division of Infrastructure and Public Utilities in Shaw Park. Bruce was represented by Attorneys Keith Scotland and Asa Archie.
In addressing the court, Attorney Scotland informed Magistrate Antoine that his client had been in custody since December 18th and was only charged on December 27th. He also noted that his client was finger printed on Monday morning shortly before he came to court. Attorney Scotland added that his client was a virtual complainant in a matter currently in the High Court involving four police officers who were on suspension.
Scotland made four applications to the court:
• Disclosure of all antecedents
• Disclosure of all interview notes taken from the accused and witnesses;
• That disclosures be made if any police officer who was involved in the matter where his client is a virtual complainant was also involved in the current murder investigation; and
• If the state would be going the route of paper committal.
Prosecutor Marvin Campbell noted that no police officer was involved in both matters since the police officers have been on suspension for 11 years. He also noted that an expedited file was sent to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions so that a state prosecutor can be appointed Acting Corporal Mc Donald of the Tobago Homicide Bureau laid the charge. The matter was adjourned to January 20th, 2015