By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was remanded into custody yesterday after admitting to killing Heston Adderley by slitting his throat with a box cutter in Centreville last year.
Senior Justice Cheryl Grant Thompson presided as Cornell Cooper, 38, stood for a charge of murder.
On June 28, 2024, Cooper reportedly slit Heston Adderley’s throat in Centerville while he was on his motorcycle.
The prosecution indicated that a witness knew the defendant beforehand and that he had been on remand since June of last year.
The defendant reversed his earlier position and pleaded guilty to the charge before being convicted.
Sonia Timothy Knowles, the defendant’s attorney, claimed that the deceased attacked her client and that both had drawn weapons. She said her client used a box cutter, did not sustain injuries and was drinking at the time.
Mrs Knowles said her client admitted to the offence during his police interview. She said Cooper previously served two months for a prior threats of death conviction.
She said her client was remorseful and had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity to spare the court’s time.
Cooper elected to remain silent when asked to speak to his own defence.
His sentencing hearing is set for January 31. He will remain on remand at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.
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