Bartender Remanded for Attempted Murder

A bartender is spending his first night on remand on a charge of attempted murder. Twenty-three-year-old Andrew Michael Holder, of Grants Alley, Belize City, is accused of trying to kill Charles Foreman during a stabbing incident on Monday. Police met the stabbing victim at the K.H.M.H. receiving treatment while they found Holder on Youth for Future Drive with a cut wound on his hand. He was detained and taken to the K.H.M.H. for treatment. Police said they later found a bloody knife in the police mobile that Holder occupied, and they believe it to be the weapon used in the stabbing. This morning, Holder, who was unrepresented, appeared before a magistrate, where he was read two criminal indictable offences of attempted murder and use of deadly means of harm. Allegations are that on Monday, he attempted to murder and intentionally and unlawfully caused dangerous harm with a deadly instrument upon Charles Foreman. Due to the serious nature of the offence, the magistrate could not take a plea and offer bail. Holder blurted out in court that he was acting in self-defence. He was advised that he could put forth that claim at the Supreme Court during his trial. Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, police received information from the police control room of a stabbing incident on Pickstock Street, and their investigations led them to the two men. Foreman, who was treated at the Accident and Emergency Ward, had to undergo surgery and was listed in a critical condition. Holder’s next court date is January eighth, 2025.