Murder accused, Ryan Bob Semple. [iNews’ Photo]

His appearance had to with the presentation of a report on the man’s mental state but this was not done. According to Prosecutor, Bharrat Mangru, the report is not yet ready although it was ordered by the Chief Magistrate over one month ago.

The Chief Magistrate had ordered that the accused undergo a psychiatric evaluation, after his Attorney stated that Bob Semple was not competent to stand trial.

The court was again told that the defendant received treatment but the report was not ready. The partially decomposed body of the lad was found in a trench in the South Ruimveldt Backlands.

According to reports, Semple saw the little boy walking at night on Cane View Avenue, South Ruimveldt between April 01 and 04, when he grabbed him and took him to an uninhabited area where he tied the victim’s hands and sodomized him while choking him until he passed out.

The accused then slept with the child under a tree until he woke next morning and noticed the child’s motionless body. The man is accused of severing the child’s penis before raping him again before dumping him in Houston Backlands, East Bank Demerara.