Magistrate Rules Against Karim Edwards’ Challenge to Avoid Trial for Allegedly Causing Medical Student’s Death
Karim Edwards’ attempt to avoid trial for the alleged fatal collision with medical student Kenneth Mathew on Friars Hill Road in 2022 has been rejected by a magistrate.
The collision resulted in the death of Mathew and left another student injured.
Edwards’ case is scheduled to be transferred to the High Court on October 23, marking the two-year anniversary of the tragic incident.
This story was first published by Antigua News on September 26, 2024: antigua.news/2024/09/26/magistrate-rules-against-karim-edwards-challenge-to-avoid-trial-for-allegedly-causing-medical-students-death. © 2024 Antigua News. Republication without permission is not allowed.

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