The Tribune

By NICO SCAVELLA

Tribune Staff Reporter

nscavella@tribunemedia.net

A 30-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the stabbing death of another man in the Munson Village area last week.

Stephen Burrows, of Smith Street, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on crutches facing one count of murder for allegedly killing Ricardo Frazier on August 13.

According to police reports, shortly after 2pm on the day in question, a man was involved in an argument with another man on Munson Village Road that led to him being stabbed.

The victim was rushed to hospital in serious condition where he later died from his injuries. Police later took an adult male into custody in connection with the incident.

Burrows was not required to enter a plea and was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDCS) until October 11, when a voluntary bill of indictment will be served.

Before the conclusion of his arraignment, however, Burrows asked the court to have him readmitted to hospital because he feared he might have popped some of the stitches and/or staples in his left knee.

Burrows told the chief magistrate that he broke his left knee in three different places before being taken into police custody, which resulted in him receiving some 36 stitches and two dozen staples.

He said at some point in time, he aggravated or popped some of the stitches or staples, and consequently felt what seemed like pus or blood draining down his leg beneath his cast.

Chief Magistrate Ferguson-Pratt made a note for Burrows to be seen by medical staff at the BDCS, whom she said will ultimately make the decision on whether or not he should be readmitted to hospital.