Teenager on manslaughter charge denied bail

A teenage boy charged with manslaughter was yesterday denied bail when he appeared before Magistrate Melvin Daniel in the Port-of-Spain Fourth Magistrates’ Court.

Shane Daniel, 17, was charged with unlawfully killing 14-year-old Richard “Miguel” Magloire at Rose Hill, Laventille, on Wednesday. Magloire died as a result of a bullet wound which entered the lower left side of his back and exited his chest. Daniel was charged with manslaughter following investigations by Cpl Reuben Alleyn of the Besson Street Police Station. He was not called upon to plead as the charge was laid indictably. Daniel, dressed in a blue and white striped T-shirt and dark blue cargo pants, remained silent as the charge was read.

Defence attorney Gordon Laming told the magistrate that Daniel was a young boy and should be granted bail. However, the magistrate replied that the issue of bail would be addressed following the tracing of the teenager’s criminal records. He then remanded Daniel into custody at the Youth Training Centre (YTC) pending tracing of his criminal records and transferred the matter to the Eighth Magistrates’ Court. Daniel is to reappear in court next week Monday. Family and friends of Daniel were present in the courtroom. Daniel’s mother cried in the corridors as she asked police officers where her son would be taken.