The man accused of murdering Family Court counsellor Luann Roberts, 42, appeared before the Serious Offences Court on Wednesday.
Reynold Roberts, 40, of Harmony Hall, is charged that on May 1, at Harmony Hall, with malice aforethought, he caused the death of his ex-girlfriend, Luann Roberts, of the same address.
Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne read the murder charged to the accused man, who was represented by lawyer Grant Connell.
Crown Counsel Renee Simmons appeared for the prosecution.
Roberts was not allowed to plead to the indictable charge.
The court heard that the prosecution is likely to call 15 witnesses, during the preliminary inquiry, which is set for Sept. 1.
Detective Corporal Marvin Westfield of the Major Crime Unit is leading the investigation.
Roberts’ body was found in her car in Buccament Bay around 9:15 a.m. on Sunday.
iWitness News understands that she was found after a woman who claimed that a man had assaulted her, told her during the alleged assault that he had killed Roberts and left her body in her car.
The information triggered a major police operation that culminated with the discovery of Roberts’ body and the arrest of the accused in Buccament Bay.
The two Robertses were in a common-law relationship that ended earlier this year,
Roberts’ death was among four homicides in St. Vincent on the Labour Day weekend, taking the tally this year to 14.
Thou shall not killed .
Stop the senseless killing in SVG.
If he guilty lock him up for a very long time at least forty years.
Wow, crime of Passion. Sorry Bro. Relationships ends all the time. It happens to all of us. The stats are against you more so when you’re younger and grow up together. The emotions ran deeper, when two people been together for a while. The break down has time to cement, harbor I’ll feeling and cultivated what we see as the end result. (Death) just saying
His chickens will come home to roost and them boys waiting to taste that thing in jail. He may grow to love it. There is tol much malice in vincyland.