A new mention date of October 03 has been set for the case of the two men charged with the murder of St. James resident, Mario Deane.
The date was set when the men re-appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court today.
Those charged are 25 year-old Adrian Morgan and 35 year-old Marvin Orr. Both have mental health issues. They have been remanded in custody.
It was mentioned in court this afternoon that the reason for the delay in charging a third man, was due to difficulties the police are having communicating with him.
He’s reportedly deaf and mute.
It was also pointed out in court that a report on the postmortem done on Mr Deane’s body on September 2, is yet to be submitted.
One of Mr. Orr’s attorneys, Trevor Ho-Lyn, asked the court to order that the report of the Independent Commission of Investigations, INDECOM, be made available.
He also asked for a representative to be present at the next hearing.
A request was also made for the police officer in charge of the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent, Egbert Parkings, to be present in court on October 03.
Meanwhile, following submissions by defense attorneys, Resident Magistrate, Carolyn Tai, ordered that a medical journal for Orr and Morgan be submitted to the court.
The journal for Mr. Morgan covers the period, July 11 to August 06 and June 24 to August 18 for Mr. Orr.
RM Tai also ordered that the police duty log for August 3 be submitted, along with computer records of Mr. Deane’s processing by the police.
The orders made by RM Tai are to be submitted to the Clerk of Court by 4 tomorrow afternoon, the latest.
RM Tai also ordered that all documents pertaining to the case be handed over by the prosecution to the defense by September 26.
Mario Deane was taken into custody at the Barnett Street police station for possession of a ganja spiff on August 03.
He was severely beaten, allegedly by fellow inmates. He died three days later in hospital.
And, one of Mr. Orr’s attorneys, Stacy Ann Young, says she’s not yet sure of the value of the INDECOM witness the police claim escaped over the weekend, after attending an ID parade.
Stacy Ann Young, attorney at-law.
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