Man appears in court for murder of 13-year-old

A Laventille man who was charged with the murder of 13-year-old Joanna Walker and the attempted murder of 21-year-old Adeola Graham appeared before Chief Magistrate Sherman Mc Nicolls yesterday. Nassau Charles, 22, unemployed, of Hamlet Trace, St Barb’s, Laventille, is charged with Walker’s murder and Graham’s attempted murder on Monday July 14 at Mentor Alley, Laventille. He was also charged with possession of arms with the intent to endanger life, possession of ammunition with the intent to endanger life, possession of arms with intent to do grievous bodily harm and possession of ammunition with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Walker died of injuries caused by a gunshot. Charles was arrested on the same day of the incident. The six charges were laid indictably by Cpl Steve Sookdeo of the Besson Street CID. Charles told Mc Nicolls that his attorney is Patrick Godson-Phillips who was not in court at the time. Mc Nicolls then adjourned the matter to next Friday.