David Woods, a 33-year-old watchman, of Coconut Drive, Valencia, appeared before Senior Magistrate Nanette Forde-John, in the Port of Spain court yesterday charged with the murder of Sheldon Rampersad.
Rampersad, 47, a labourer, of Silver Mill Street, San Juan, was found close to his home, with multiple injuries about his body, on January 13, this year.
He had been allegedly beaten by two assailants and later died at hospital.
Woods, was charged by PC Chad Bushell, of the Homicide Bureau of
Investigations, Region 2, on Friday after advice was received from Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, George Busby, on Thursday.
The matter was adjourned to October 16.