The teenage son of dancehall artiste David Brooks, more popularly known as Mavado will be spending Christmas behind bars.
Young Brooks had had his bail application denied once gain when he appeared before the Home Circuit Court on Wednesday.
He is scheduled to return to court for case management on February 18.
Last year, Mavado’s son was charged jointly with 23-year-old Andre Hines for the June 5, 2018 murder of Lorenzo Thomas, otherwise called ‘Israel’ or ‘Trulups’, in Cassava Piece, St Andrew. Both were charged with conspiracy to murder, arson, shooting with intent and illegal possession of firearm and ammunition.
The teenager had also been accused of giving his co-accused, Hinds, an order to behead Thomas.
Reports were that a witness statement given to the police had alleged that Mavado’s son gave the instruction.
“Memba di boss want him head,” the juvenile allegedly said to Hinds.
The statement further alleged that Hinds attempted to carry out the order but only managed to partially sever Thomas’s head.
The teenager denied the allegations when he appeared in the Corporate Area Criminal Court last year.
