The Man Charged for Killing MP Asot Micheal to Appear in Court This Morning
The man charged for killing Asot Micheal, the former member of parliament for St Peter, is expected to make his first appearance in court today Monday. He will answer to the charge brought against him on Saturday.
In news that sent shockwaves throughout the nation and further afield, Micheal was found dead in a pool of blood at his Dry Hill home on Tuesday morning. One of his maids found him lying there lifeless, with several stab wounds about his body.
26-year-old Alexta Francis of Golden Grove was taken into custody on Friday and was officially charged on Saturday. According to reports, he confessed to the killing.
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