Bail extended for man accused of fatal stabbing of nephew during World Cup dispute
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The case against the Ewarton, St Catherine, man accused of the fatal stabbing of his nephew during a dispute over the volume of a television during a World Cup football match in June was today postponed in the parish court.
Twenty-five-year-old labourer Chad Campbell is charged with the murder of 23-year-old Lamar Mullings, also of Ewarton.
Campbell’s bail was further extended by the court until January 20, 2027, when the matter is expected to be heard.
It is being alleged that about 8:00 p.m. on June 17, Mullings was watching a World Cup football match on television when his uncle, who was reportedly resting, asked him to turn down the volume.
The nephew allegedly refused, and a verbal argument developed, which reportedly became physical.
During the tussle, Mullings was reportedly stabbed in the chest by Campbell.
Mullings was taken to the Linstead Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
An investigation was launched, which resulted in Campbell's arrest and subsequent charge with murder.
- Rasbert Turner
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