Free After 21 Years on Remand for Murder

At twenty-three, he was charged with murder and remanded, spending two decades in prison, quote, “at Her Majesty’s Pleasure.” Documents from the Belize Central Prison’s psychiatric doctor revealed that Glenford Logan was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Today, his case was called up for mentioning, and it was noted that he had never been convicted, only accused of a murder. When his case came before Justice Nigel Pilgrim in the High Court, there was no case file on Logan. Based on his attorney’s submissions, Justice Pilgrim ruled that Logan’s constitutional rights had been violated. After twenty-one years in prison, knowing he was unfit to stand trial, Logan was set free. Logan was released into the care of his mother, who had been patiently waiting for her son. Shortly before ten o’clock this morning, Logan walked out of the High Court, and an hour later, he reunited with his mother on the verandah, walking home together after twenty-one long years behind bars. Logan was initially arraigned at the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on August eighth, 2003, for the murder of security guard Kingsford Obeng, who was attacked and fatally injured while guarding a grocery store. In an article from June second, 2018, Logan was noted as the prisoner who had been in the remand section for the longest period. Today’s news comes as an early Christmas and birthday gift for Logan, who celebrated his forty-fourth birthday behind bars just four days ago. His case was called up for mention today, following an application by his attorney, Sherigne Rodriguez, for a stay of proceedings. Rodriguez argued that Logan had been on remand for murder and was deemed unfit for trial. A court order had placed Logan in, quote, detention in safe custody until His Majesty’s Pleasure shall be known, end quote. An evaluation report from the Ministry of Health, dated September sixth, 2023, confirmed that Logan is suffering from schizophrenia.