The Tribune

By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN was remanded to Her Majesty's Prison yesterday after being arraigned on the country's record-breaking 96th homicide of 2011. Andre Wallace, 25, appeared before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez in Court One at the new Magistrate's Complex on Nassau Street. It is alleged that on September 15, 2011, the accused shot and killed Leontis Louis. Louis, 35, of Crooked Island Street, was reportedly leaving a home on Palmetto Street at around 5am when he was shot multiple times. Wallace, a resident of First Street, the Grove, was not required to enter a plea to the charge. He was told a Voluntary Bill of Indictment would be served against him on March 7. This will forward the matter directly to the Supreme Court for trial. When the accused was told he would be remanded into custody, as a new law had removed the court's discretion to grant bail in such cases, his attorney Jiaram Mangra claimed his client was brutalised while in police custody. Chief Magistrate Gomez noted the complaint and made an order for the accused to be examined by a prison physician. He was remanded until the completion of his trial and returns to court Wednesday, March 7. Twelve witnesses are expected to give evidence, according to court dockets.