Anthony Ferguson, a data attendant employed by the National Transport Department, appeared in the #6 Magistrate’s Court this morning before Magistrate Sharon Frazer, where he was arraigned on a charge of attempted murder and use of deadly means of harm.
Because the charges are indictable, no plea was taken from Ferguson. Also, due to the nature of the offence, which falls under the Amendment to the Crime Control Act, no bail could be offered by the Magistrate’s Court. Ferguson, who was not represented by an attorney, was remanded to custody until January 4, 2010.
Police are alleging that Ferguson attempted to murder his common-law wife, Pamela Cadle, 30. According to a report that Cadle gave to police, they were at home at #12 Ordonez Street, on Saturday night, November 14, when around 11:00, they got into a domestic dispute.
Cadle told police that Ferguson stabbed her with an ice pick several times in her back. She was admitted to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, where she remains in a stable, but critical condition.