By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was remanded in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a shooting that left another man, who was on bail for attempted murder, dead last month.
Dwayne Clarke, 25, represented by attorney Alphonso Lewis, faced Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on a charge of murder.
Clarke, along with others, is accused of shooting Daquan Lundy at High Point Road off JFK Drive on September 29. According to police reports at around 9pm emergency medical services pronounced Lundy dead at the scene.
Authorities later discovered a dark-coloured Japanese vehicle a short distance away, which is believed to have been involved in the incident.
The 27-year-old victim was facing an attempted murder charge against Eduardo Deveaux before his death. Lundy was on bail for this charge at the time.
Clarke was not required to enter a plea. He was informed that his matter would be fast tracked to the Supreme Court through a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).
The magistrate told the accused that as she lacked the jurisdiction to grant him bail he would have to apply for it through the higher court.
Until bail is granted, Clarke will be sent to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.
Clarke then told the chief magistrate that he was the alleged victim of police brutality while in custody at the CDU. He further claimed that this beating resulted in scars and bruises about his body, which the magistrate officially noted. Clarke also said that he was denied access to an attorney during his initial detainment at CDU.
Before being taken into remand Clarke was allowed a brief moment individually with a group of family members.
The accused’s VBI is to be served on January 23, 2023.
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