Kingston businessman Patrick Powell, who is charged with the murder of 17-year-old Kingston College student Kajheel Mais, is to appear in court today 4-13-2012.

Powell will appear on the charge of failure to produce a firearm for inspection.

However, the trial on the firearm charge has been put on hold pending the outcome of the murder case which is now before the Home Circuit Court.

Mais was shot dead on July 1, last when the driver of a BMW X6 reportedly opened fire on the taxi in which he was travelling after it bumped into the sport utility vehicle.

A day after the killing, Powell left the island to the United States.

However, on July 11, last year he returned to the island and surrendered to the police at the Norman Manley International Airport.

The businessman was asked to surrender his licensed firearm for inspection and forensic analysis but he allegedly refused to do so.

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THE STAR: Usain Bolts from lover
2012-05-09 08:25:26 | (0 Comments)

WESTERN BUREAU:
The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has ended his relationship with Slovakian fashion designer Lubica Slovak.

The record holder has opted to focus his energies on creating new records on the track, sources in his camp confirmed.

Bolt is competing at the 2012 Olympics in the United Kingdom this summer and cannot afford any distraction at this time, his team added.

Get your copy of today’s edition of The Star for details.

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Man jailed for shooting which left victim blind

Roger Aiken told he must serve a minimum of 15 years
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A BRIXTON man who shot and blinded a 38-year-old man has been found guilty of attempted murder.

Roger Aiken, 34, was labelled “a dangerous man,” after the incident in Barking, east London, last August and was told he must serve a minimum of 15 years for the shooting, and a minimum of 12 years for possession of the firearm with intent to endanger life.

The victim, who was known to Aiken, was with friends on the way to a party nearby when he was shot a point blank range with a handgun. Aiken then shot at a vehicle, which contained the victim’s friends, but no one else was injured. He then made off in an Audi TT car, which has never been recovered.

The victim suffered gun shot injuries to his head and left arm. His head injury resulted in him being left permanently blind and the bullet remains lodged under his right eye, and he is also still receiving treatment for his arm injury.

Aiken was arrested on 1 September 2011. He was subsequently charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.



Investigating Officer, Detective Constable Abbie Warde, of Trident, said: “Roger Aiken is a dangerous man who believed that he could avoid justice. Communities in London are safer for his imprisonment.


“This sentence sends out a clear message to those who are involved in gun crime and they should take note that the police and criminal justice system will not tolerate this type of violent behaviour,” he said.