The teen charged with the gruesome murder of a homeless man from Ocho Rios, was remanded into custody by senior resident magistrate, Andrea Thomas on Friday, April 15.
This, as a psychiatric evaluation has not been done on the accused man.
Nineteen-year-old Jonah Robinson was brought before the St. Ann’s Bay Resident Magistrate courts for the murder of Cebert Lawes, alias ‘Iron Man’ on Saturday, March 5.
Robinson was said to be schizophrenic since age 14.
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by abnormal social behavior and failure to understand reality. Common symptoms include false beliefs, unclear or confused thinking and hearing voices.
Robinson was yet to see the doctor to be evaluated and was further remanded into custody until April 21.
Reports are that on Saturday morning March 5, an employee of Island Hoppers, near to the Reynolds Pier heard a strange noise and went to locate Lawes, who was a homeless man who frequented the area. The eyewitness saw a man using a stone to repeatedly hit Lawes who was on the ground.
It is further alleged that the man went to the seaside to wash off Lawes’ blood which was all over his hands, face and feet, before leaving the property.
The eye witness prevented Robinson from escaping and he was taken into custody. Police recovered the stone and a stick that was reportedly plunged Lawes’ abdomen.
It is also alleged that Robinson used a piece of metal to “dig out” his (own) right eye and told police he did not do alone, because he was possessed.
