Magistrate Ruschelle Liverpool Wednesday remanded the 24-year-old ex-girlfriend of a Linden businessman who was gunned down while waiting to pick up his daughter, to prison until February 16 after she was charged with his murder.
Shania Benjamin, who made her appearance at the Linden Magistrate’s Court via Zoom, was not required to enter a plea when she appeared in court charged with the murder of 27-year-old Amar Jones on December 30.
Benjamin was arrested hours after the killing and has been in custody since then. The two are the parents of a child and media reports said that despite no longer being together, they would find themselves in many arguments.
On the day of the incident, the man had made arrangements to pick up the child and informed the ex-girlfriend of the area he was waiting. Moments later, eyewitnesses said, a white car pulled up in front of the man’s truck and a young man emerged from the car and fired several gunshots at Jones as he sat in his truck.
He attempted to reverse from the area but was hit twice to the head.
The police have not released any details on the main suspect that the media here say is the current boyfriend of the accused.
Police said that the car that is believed to have been used in the commission of the crime has been found.