KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall entertainer Munga Honorable, born Damian Rhoden, had his bail prolonged to June 24 after showing within the House Circuit Courtroom in downtown Kingston on Tuesday to reply to homicide fees.
Rhoden, together with co-accused Sherdian Gordon, is charged in reference to the 2017 killing of Cleveland Smith, a relative of veteran dancehall artist Mr. Vegas.
Though the matter was scheduled for point out, a trial date couldn’t be set because of a number of points, together with the absence of key witnesses. In consequence, Justice Leighton Pusey ordered that each males’s bail be prolonged till their subsequent courtroom look.
The deadly incident occurred on Molynes Street in Kingston 20, following an alleged confrontation at a dance held within the Ackee Stroll space of St Andrew. In line with investigators, Smith was approached by a gaggle of males—one reportedly armed—when a dispute escalated into violence. Smith sustained gunshot wounds and was transported to the Kingston Public Hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless.
The case, which has confronted a number of delays through the years, stays below shut public scrutiny because of the high-profile nature of the accused.
