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A Carapo man charged with murder was discharged by the High Court after prosecutors repeatedly failed to file an indictment in connection with the May 22, 2023 killing of a man in Wallerfield.

Akeem “Copper” Simon, who was before Master Whitney Franklin, was charged with the murder of Fizam Hosein, whose body was found at Block 3 Moonan Road, Wallerfield, after police responded to reports of loud explosions. Hosein suffered gunshot wounds to his face, head and upper body.

At a sufficiency hearing on December 12, Franklin declined to grant the prosecution any further extensions after what the court described as repeated noncompliance. The sufficiency hearing had initially been scheduled for November 27 after two earlier dates were vacated. On November 27, prosecutors applied for an extension on the morning of the hearing, prompting Franklin to allow the defence time to respond and to set December 12 for a ruling. By December 12, prosecutors acknowledged the case file remained incomplete and that no indictment had been filed. Franklin denied the application for an extension and discharged the accused under Section 5.9 of the Criminal Procedure Rules, citing repeated failures to comply with court orders. In her ruling, Franklin noted there was no indication when warrants obtained under the Interception of Communications Act would be unsealed or when outstanding CCTV footage would be made available.