ST JAMES, Jamaica — The court case surrounding the three men charged with the beating death of Mario Deane while in police custody in 2014 has been temporarily transferred to the Home Circuit Court in Kingston.

One of the three men, Damion Cargill, who is deaf and mute and schizophrenic, was ruled unfit to plea on Monday, March 20 by a seven-member jury in the St James Circuit Court.

Cargill’s attorney, Franklin Halliburton said a probation report for Cargill was expected on Wednesday, which was done.

However, Justice Viviene Harris needs further reports and records. As a result, she was unable to make known her decision as to whether Cargill will be sent to a state facility or allowed supervised care with his family as stated under section 25c of the Criminal Justice Administration Act.

Justice Harris is expected to let her decision known on Monday, May 29 in the Home Circuit Court.

The reason for the temporary transfer was as a result of Justice Harris who has been dealing with the case since January moving on to the Home Circuit Court. She is expected back in St James later this year.

Meanwhile, the other two men, Marvin Orr and Adrian Morgan, are also expected to make an appearance in the Home Circuit Court on May 29 where a trial date should be set for the St James Circuit Court.

The trial date was not set on Wednesday as expected, due to medication records of both men, who are schizophrenic, not forthcoming.

Mario Deane is the 31-year-old construction worker who was taken into custody at the Barnett Street Police Station in St James by the police for the position of a ganja spiff on Sunday, August 3, 2014.

However, Deane died three days later on the sixth in hospital after receiving severe injuries to the head while in custody.

Anthony Lewis