Monday, April 20, 2026

Barnett remanded on murder charge

Date:

Share post:

Raheem Travonte Barnett was remanded to HMP Dodds when he appeared at the Oistins Magistrates Court on a murder charge this morning.

The 23-year-old of Lot 5 Regency Park, Christ Church, was not required to plead to murdering Oneil Chase.

Magistrate Elwood Watts remanded Barnett, who was represented by Queen’s Counsel Michael Lashley and Dayna Taylor-Lavine, to December 3.

Police had initially charged Barnett with serious bodily harm, pending the outcome of an autopsy.

Chase was shot on August 8 at Silver Hill and died on October 5.

 

Related articles

Stabbing incident at Cheapside van stand

Police are on the scene of a stabbing incident at the van stand near Cheapside, in Bridgetown. Reports...

Government condemns deadly violence, vows firm action

The Government of Barbados has strongly condemned the latest outbreak of deadly violence in the country, pledging full...

Roland Butcher, the cricket history-maker, honoured in England

Roland Butcher, the first black man to play cricket for England, was honoured over the weekend at a...

Man kills seven of his children, and an eighth child, in Louisiana mass shooting

A father has killed seven of his children and an unrelated child in the US city of Shreveport,...