A 21-year-old man is now remanded in custody at the Dominica State Prison following a charge of murder preferred against him by the police.
It is alleged that on January 2, 2022, at Goodwill, Junior Jean Jacque Elizee of Roger Canefield, did unlawfully murder 28-year-old Myron Benjamin of Cochrane.
According to the police, Benjamin’s body was found, with multiple stab wounds, lying along the sidewalk of the E.O. Le Blanc Highway on Goodwill Road at about 5:45 a.m on the aforementioned date.
At today’s court hearing, Elizee was not required to enter a plea since the charge of murder is an indictable offense– expected to be heard at the High Court before a Judge and jury.
Presiding Magistrate Michael Laudat denied bail citing section 7 of the bail act which, according to him, gives him the authority to do so.
The prosecution which is headed by acting Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Sherma Dalymple, was ordered to make disclosure available to defense attorney for the accused, Wayne Norde, on or before January 21, 2022.
The matter was adjourned to January 31 for the start of the Preliminary Inquiry.
As it relates to the second suspected murder of 2022 which occurred on the same day resulting in the death of 26-year-old Stephen Paul of Stockfarm, the police say investigations are still ongoing.
Dominica has been hijacked and murdered as it were by Skerrit and the DLP and the police is yet to charge them. So Clown shut up with ur nonsense. I don’t support murder but Skerrit and the gang should be charged for what they did to Dominica and the future of our young men in particular. Skerrit killed all of that man. He destroyed all sports and after 22 years all he did for our young people is legalize ganja .
St Jean,you and IBO,I do not care a F about subject,I care about the LIES you tell the Dominican people.I will continue to expose your lies on any subject at anytime.PRODIGAL SON.Corrupt,wicked,liars.Supporters of criminal and criminal activities.Crimes are being committed because it is supported by rogues and vagabonds to blame Skerrit.
Yes JACKA Jones,the Haitians are here be cause of the high level of laziness you and others like you have invested in yourselves.You gave up all your lands to the Haitians,now you are sitting on the roadside,begging for a dollar to buy rum and weed.Lazy.Get a job
So, Clown, if it is because of the laziness of Dominicans which caused the Haitians to be in Dominica, how do you account for those Haitians who are at the moment stock on the Highway’s of South America, say Guatemala, El Salvador, and the boarder of Mexico for years trying to get into the United States?
How do you account for the thousands of Haitians who have lost and are still loosing their life’s on rafts and canoe to the ocean trying to get into the United States?
The Haitians are in Dominica using the island as a stepping stone to travel to other places, and not because there are job opportunities in Dominica!
Haven’t you heard when some of them attempted to leave less than a year, ago that little boy river rat Roosevelt dropped on his corrupted knees and begged them not to leave?
There are more than twenty thousand Dominicans in Antigua, looking for something that they can’t find in Dominica, the Haitians hunting too!
Wicked he wicked, he know is his party that fail Dominicans, so now foreign nationals can take advantage of their disgruntled state.
Don’t worry Dominicans…the Haitians are replacing you at a rapid pace. You invited Voo Doo culture on the Island but you still expect prosperity and peace? Just take a look at Haiti.
@Jey jey, what the hell is voodoo? Could you please explain it to me! Apart from you’re being ignorant, uneducated of what is the meaning of voodoo is a misunderstanding of what your white masters put into your backwards heads and still affecting you today as we speak!!!
@ Dog bite you, you are rattling like you just got bit by a poisonous Voo Doo Snake. You are asking me a question in your ignorance but you won’t be educated by me. Ask yourself this simple question: Why is Haiti the poorest in the Western Hemisphere? Because they are entwined in Voo doo, sorcery, idol worship and evil dealings. Now that we have over 25,000.00 of these creatures in Dominica practicing that 😈evil; with Dominica already being handcuffed by another Evil leader it’s hard for Dominica to move forward in any constructive way. All the male babies were being killed during the time Herod was seeking the life of Jesus. Today, in Dominica a young man is killed, murdered and the political leaders are silent on this demise. So yes, Dominica is getting hit by demonic forces. We need to clean-up our country. Such evil is parallel to epidemic/pandemic. God wanted the Israelites to have no part with their neighbors because of their abomination.
@Jey jey, You have just proven my point with that crap you have written, get back to your cage alongside evil of hell 😈
Money god is another typical UWP lazy,liar.In 1995 when UWP won the election with 34.36% of the votes the population was71,098.When they were kicked out of office for massive corruption the population was 69,650
During the reign of UWP there was no Clear Harbour which employs about 1,000 with another 300 to be employed in Portsmouth.There was no NEP which has been employing about 3,400 for 9 years now.There was no Yes We Care where about 300 involved.We have about 2,700 senior citizens receiving $300 monthly,that was a no no under UWP.The minimum wage was increased in September by about 90%.We have thousands of people who are NO LONGER PAYING RENT because of the housing revolution
SPORTS,St.Joseph has produced the most national cricket and football players in Dominica,the field is still there.The young people did not depend on government…………………………………………………………………
Lie Clown you are a good example. I have learnt a lot from you. I’ve learnt as what NOT to become. Thank you!
@Ibo, if anyone is telling lies it is you every day on this forum talking bulls**t without substance, we all know what UWP stands for that is why ugly Lenny, and his Halfwit Dribblers will never be in government never again, not even if you guys try changing your so-called party suckers names it will not work with us, drop dead so to speak!
@Lin clown, the topic at hand is about the charge of murder involving two young men of Dominca. Oh boy with the clown show. Try to show that at least you went to school and were taught English, even if it’s clear that you didn’t learn.
Adequate punishment for murder should be execution or at least imprisonment for the duration of time that the victim remains dead.
I trust and hope the police have the right suspect. Murder is the most heinous act and must be stamped out or kept to negligible levels.
There was a time when the entire Dominican public would be traumatised on hearing or seeing a murder. Now, the people seem to have become desensitized to these gruesome homicides.
All hands should be on deck to rid the country of this scourge. Crime does not discriminate. It affects all of us directly or indirectly.
Which is more in Dominica, Covid deaths or murder deaths?
Why nuh? Was it a love affair nuh? I doe understand what’s going on in Dominica! Politicians are quiet on this problem, so-called “spirituality leaders” are moo moo on that. AA… looks like they are all accepting this murder trend as normal? People are now desensitized. O our God, please help us Sinners.
Great job to those who are involved. I do hope if he is the right guy that we have done all the necessary works to guarantee a conviction. Criminals should never be made to feel comfortable in Dominica.
I brag about the safety of my country to my colleagues on a daily basis. Don’t let me be a laughing stock please.
@Garcon You must have been living under a rock for the past 20 years plus. So yes, you are a laughing stock.
I don’t know why you always respond to my comments with your thoughtless lines. Apparently you are either only confined to Dominica and what is happening there or you are desperately wicked. Dominica has very little crime when compared to other Caribbean jurisdictions. Stop bashing your country because you don’t support a government. That’s silly. Dominica is still one of the safest places on earth. Zey zey.
What you are doing cannot remove a government it just reflects on your brain mass or lack there of. I am into law enforcement so my colleagues understand crime statistics. My comments were not meant for your kind.
Stay under your Rock, Garson. You have no idea of the crime situation in Dominica. You need to resurface for some real perspective fresh air on crime statistics in Dominica. Did you consider it a crime when one of your fellow Dominican died while in police custody? Stop with your pretentious knowledge. You making a fool of yourself and your “colleagues.”
It’s a sad reality but we can’t run away from it. The boy is just 21 man. I mean DLP has been in power for 22 yrs which means he is their baby from pregnancy up to his 21st birthday! The sad thing is for the last 12 months we can get a full team of 13 men in Dominica from those that were murdered and those that committed murder.
My friends under the DFP and UWP Dominica had a number of 21 year olds that were talented cricketers, footballers or basketballers. 21 year old men were busy on the cricket field practicing after work. Today, after 22years of Skerrit and the DLP if you can show me one 21 year old on the cricket pitch I will give you $1 million dollars, in fact Skerrit so badly destroyed our young people that I don’t know where in Dominica to buy a bat or cricket ball. No wonder so many of our young men are shedding the blood of one another. But in Genesis everything was to produce after their kind. So maybe that’s what is happening in Dominica today
I agree with the premise that the incumbent administration has shortchanged the youthful population of Dominica. Sporting facilities are woefully inadequate; jobs are scarce and disappearing; the present climate has created mendicancy, desperation and hopelessness.
However, every person is responsible for his own action. Circumstances, no matter how dire, should be blamed for one’s wrongdoings or criminality. If you do the crime, you should suffer the consequences.
This is a sad state of affairs in our once lovely Dominica.For a 21 year old with his whole life ahead of him to take the life of another human being just speaks wonders.Sadly out political leaders are to blame for what’s going on.Dominica has the highest youth unemployment in the eastern Caribbean,coupled with the lowest minimum wage and a very high cost of living.Sadly it creates a perfect environment for young idle minds to be led astray whilst those in political power flourish financially and can care less about the youth.
I concur with the points that you are making. Criminal activity is often a result of bad governance which leave people being destitute. However, it is sad that some jack— choose to disagree with you when you are trying to build the country through positive comments. Guess the person if, they can still be referred to as such, is either one like the perpetrator or one who grovel at politicians table. There is a better way and hand-outs is not it. You can work for your own money and buy the things you want.
The high Court and juries still not going to do any thing, because those murders are only sent to jail for some time then they are back on the road free, while the murdered are in hell burning. Unless the hangman, the electric chair other gas chamber to do according to what the Word of God says, there is no justice for the family of the murdered. Bring back capital punishment and clean the country of the blood of the murdered.
It is popular belief that capital punishment deters murders. Empirical data has proven beyond doubt that this is an erroneous notion.
Most homicides are crime of passion, they are done impulsively. Others that are premeditated because the perpetrators think that they would never be apprehended.
“… Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Sherma Dalymple, was ordered to make disclosure available to defense attorney for the accused, Wayne Norde, on or before January 21, 2022”
Is Wayne Norde the accused herein? If not, then why does your statement imply such? Perhaps the mention of the attorney’s name should’ve immediately followed the words ‘defense attorney’ … ?
Admin, we are in the year 2022; please reread your articles and edit accordingly before posting.
Or perhaps you could hire me 🙂😉
ADMIN: While we listen to feedback and make corrections where appropriate this instance is grammatically correct. The article also names the accused in the second line which should make it clear the accused is not Wayne Norde.