A TOBAGO farmer has been charged with the murder of his cousin.
Curt James, aka Pluggie, 54, of Store Bay Local Road, Bon Accord, was charged with the offence following advice received from Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions George Busby on September 30, a release from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Sunday stated.
James was charged with the offence on by PC Salvary, of Homicide Bureau of Investigations Region One, Sub-Office, Tobago.
He is expected to appear virtually before a Scarborough Magistrate on Monday, charged with the murder of his cousin, Matthew Kenrick-James, on September 24.
That day, officers responded to a report of a wounding in the Crown Point district. On arrival, they met a man who alleged that he was walking to the garden at the back of his home, when he was approached by a male relative armed with a cutlass and a hoe, who told him to not go into his garden.
An altercation ensued during which the male relative was chopped several times. The victim died at the scene. The man was taken into custody on the same date.
Investigations into the matter were supervised by ASP Simon, Insp Mongroo, acting Insp Joefield and Sgt Quashie-George, all of HBI, Region One, Sub-Office, Tobago, with the assistance of officers of the Tobago Division.
