‘Mad Max’ charged for murder

A Belle Garden, East Tobago man appeared before Senior Magistrate Betsy-Ann Peterson in the Scarborough First Court yesterday charged with the murder of 49-year-old Trevor Romeo, who was also of the district.

Keith “Madmax” Andrews, 40, of Zion Hill, was charged with chopping Romeo to death at Belle Garden last Friday. Charges were laid by Sgt Williams of the Roxborough Police Station. Andrews was remanded to the St Ann’s Medical Hospital where he will undergo pyschiatric evaluation. Romeo’s body, bearing multiple chop wounds, was discovered lying face down in a ditch about 150 feet south of the Windward Main Road in the Bad Rock area at Belle Garden around 6 pm. It is alleged that he was previously involved in a dispute with another man. An autopsy conducted by Dr Hughvon DesVignes on Sunday revealed that the victim’s death was due to shock and haemorrhage consistent with multiple chop wounds. The accused is expected to reappear in court on September 2.