A 27-yar-old man has been remanded into custody until August 20 after he appeared in court charged with the murder 48-year-old grandmother who was killed on April 13 after being hit by a stray bullet as she cradled her grandchild at her home.
The prosecution alleges that Anejo Smith, 27, caused the death of Tamika Nottage-Cime as he allegedly fired multiple shots while chasing another man through a yard in the area.
The court heard that a bullet pierced the victim’s northwestern bedroom and struck her as she held her one-year-old grandson. The child, though covered in his grandmother’s blood, was not injured.
Smith, who was not required to enter a plea when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Ancella Eva, but was informed that his case would proceed to the Supreme Court through a voluntary bill of indictment and advised of his right to apply for bail in the higher court.
He was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services until service of his voluntary bill of indictment on August 20.
Nottage was also on the campaign team for Centreville legislator Jomo Campbell, who said ‘our hearts go out to the family who are terribly shaken up.
‘We would like to take this opportunity to extend to The Bahamas at large a clarion call for peace and unity on our streets. There really needs to be more room for conversation and less confrontation. I honestly can’t find the words.’