By Latrishka Thomas
A nine-member jury unanimously decided yesterday that former IT technician at the Mount St John’s Medical Centre, Kenworth Charles, is guilty of murder.
Charles, who is in his late 30s, spent several days on trial as local residents testified as to whether or not he killed retired soldier Fitzroy Robins in 2020.
Robins, of Point, was killed following a stabbing incident at Bay Street, Villa, around 11.25pm on July 24 that year. He was 44 years old.
The incident unfolded that night when Charles refused to pay for beers he took from a woman’s cooler and tried to leave.
Robins is said to have arrived just as Charles was leaving and he was informed as to what had taken place.
He approached Charles armed with a knife and asked him to pay for the drinks which he did.
The accused reportedly never returned to that location again until the day of the murder when he came looking for Robins who was there socialising as he usually did.
An argument ensued between him and Charles and they began to scuffle.
Charles, of Newfield, reportedly stabbed Robins several times with a knife.
But the accused claimed that he was intoxicated and was attacked by Robins.
However, the jury believed beyond reasonable doubt that Charles intended to kill Robins.
The convict will now be sentenced on March 22 by Justice Colin Williams and could spend the rest of his life in a cell.
