POLICE HAVE FORMALLY charged 38-year-old Julian Leroy Griffith of Colleton, St Peter, for the offence of murder in relation to the death of his brother Antonio Griffith.
He appeared at the Holetown/District E Magistrates Court yesterday and was remanded until June 6, 2014.
On April 12, 2014, the two brothers were involved in a dispute at the residence they shared with other family members. As a result, Antonio received a stab wound to his face and was transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he subsequently died on April 16.
Julian was initially arrested and charged for the offence of serious bodily harm in relation to the injury inflicted on Antonio Griffith on April 12.
He appeared at the Holetown/District E Magistrates Court on April 14 and was remanded. (PR/NB)
Charge upgraded to murder
Previous article
Next article
Related Articles
Cancer Society condemns violence at Walk for the Cure
The Breast Screening Programme of the Barbados Cancer Society and its partner, CIBC Caribbean, have condemned violence that...
Douglas Frederick appointed Gun Court judge
Justice Douglas Frederick was sworn in as Judge of the Gun Court today by President Jeffrey Bostic during...
Wickham earns call-up for Windies Test tour of Bangladesh
Kevin Wickham, the stylish Barbados middle-order batsman, has received his maiden call-up to the West Indies Test team....
CIMH welcomes use of earth observation to support disaster risk reduction
The head of the Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), Dr. David Farrell, says earth observation...