Two brothers accused of butchering their uncle with a cutlass during a family feud have been remanded to prison on a murder charge.
Albert Mortimer, 35, (left) and 31-year-old Albrion Mortimer are accused of stabbing George Smith to death at the family homestead at Lawton Street in Nassau Village.
According to family members, Smith lost his life in an argument over who had the right to live in the home just four days after his release from prison.
Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt did not require the brothers to enter a plea to the murder charge at their initial court appearance.
She denied them bail. They make their next court appearance on December 7 to receive a voluntary bill of indictment.
At that time, prosecutors will fast-track the case to the Supreme Court for trial.
Defence lawyer Keevon Maynard asked the court to order a psychiatric evaluation for the younger Mortimer.
According to his lawyer, Albrion Mortimer suffered from severe depression after the deaths of his mother and brother.
The court directed that the testing occur while he’s on remand at the Bahamas Department of Corrections.
