21 year old man facing two murder charges

Tue, Apr 12th 2011, 11:00 PM

By NATARIO McKENZIE

Tribune Staff Reporter

nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net

A MAN aged 21 appeared in court yesterday facing two murder charges.

Foster Knowles, of Malcolm Allotment, was charged with the March 9 murder of Omar Rashad Hanna, 23, and the April 8 murder of 30-year-old Demitri Cherrio Pratt.

According to police reports, Mr Hanna's bullet-riddled body was discovered in a bushy area at Blyden Road, off Carmichael Road. Mr Pratt was shot in the chest at an apartment at Sumner Street around 1.30am last Friday.

Mr Pratt was reportedly still alive when police arrived at the scene. He was taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital by ambulance, but later died of his injuries.

Knowles, who wa ...

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