ST MARY, Jamaica— Devon Williams, the alleged killer of three-year-old Asher Campbell in Pagee, St Mary, was ordered Thursday to retain legal representation.

Williams had told the St Mary Parish Court on Tuesday that he was prepared to represent himself in his trial.

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On Thursday the accused showed up unrepresented, and petitioned the court once more to allow him to represent himself.

However, Judge Nicole Kellier insisted that the accused gets legal representation due to his mental issues.

Williams’ father, Phillip Reddix, who was present at court, told the judge that he is still in the process of retaining legal representation.

Reddix also told the court that he was aware of his son’s condition.

”Your honour he has had these problems since 2016 but he was on medication,” he said.

Judge Kellier remanded Williams into custody until Thursday, June 20.

Williams is accused of killing Asher and injuring five other people in an unprovoked attack on the afternoon of May 29.

According to the Port Maria police, between 3:30 and 4:00 pm on May 29, Asher was walking with family members in Pagee when he was attacked by Williams wielding an iron pipe and a knife.

As the family members tried to stop the attack, the boy’s mother and five others were chopped and hit on different parts of their bodies.

The injured include Asher’s nine-year-old sister, who received a wound to her left hand; his mother, 45-year-old Phillipa Walker, who received an injury to her right hand; 58-year-old Phillip Brown, who received stab wounds to his face and lacerations to both hands; 61-year-old Michael Brown, who was hit in his head and on his fingers; and 56-year-old David “Choppa John” Waugh, who is a newspaper vendor and labourer.

Ingrid Henry