Murder accused Christopher “Monster” Selby re-appeared in court yesterday but will have to wait one month before he is able to plead guilty to escaping lawful custody.
Selby who is charged with murder, escaping lawful custody and eight other charges, gave an undertaking on his first appearance to plead guilty for escaping lawful custody.
When the matter was called before Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar, yesterday, police prosecutor, Insp Winston Dillon requested one month for the file to be sent to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and a State attorney to be appointed before his guilty plea could be addressed.
The Chief Magistrate then adjourned the matter to October 5. Selby is alleged to have escaped from the Frederick Street Prison on July 24 along with Hassan Atwell and Allan “Scanny” Martin. Martin and Atwell were killed within 48 hours of their escape.
Martin by police during a shootout at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, minutes after he bolted from custody, and Atwell allegedly by rival gangs in East Port-of-Spain.
Selby is charged with the murder of PC Sherman Maynard, who was killed during the daylight breakout.
Selby was also charged with assaulting prison officers Kerron Prime, Jean Marc Hernandez and Nicholas Singh and two charges of shooting at prison officer Leon George and Maynard’s colleague Tisean Francis with intent to cause them grievous bodily harm.
He was also charged for possession an illegal gun, robbing a man of a Nissan Navara, which was reportedly initially used as a getaway vehicle before it crashed near the Port-of-Spain General Hospital and for robbing the Prison Service of two keys valued at $140.