A September 12 date has been set for the preliminary enquiry in the case against one of St James' 'most-wanted' men, who is answering a murder charge in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court.
Omar 'Yellow' Lamey was remanded yesterday when he appeared before RM Winsome Henry.
RM Henry said she believed the evidence in the matter was sufficient to pursue a case.
Lamey, who is listed among St James' 10 most-wanted men, turned himself over to the police on July 27, more than two years after an incident in which he allegedly stabbed another man to death.
Allegations are that there was an altercation between a group of men over a chair at a nightclub in 2006, and a witness allegedly saw Lamey stab the man in his neck. The man later died.
It was revealed to the court that the witness, upon seeing Lamey's photo in a newspaper, identified him as the person who had inflicted the fatal stab.
Defence attorney Trevor Ho-Lyn questioned if the witness' statement should be taken as proper identification. He also stated that his client had had no idea that he was being sought by the police until he saw his photo in the newspaper.
RM Henry said the fact that the witness knew the accused before and was able to positively state that he was the one who had allegedly committed the act, was enough evidence for the court to act on.
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