KINGSTON, Jamaica — After much back and forth in court, Tor McIntosh, the university student charged with two counts of death by dangerous driving, will be allowed to move between his parents’ two homes across separate parishes following an update to his bail conditions.

“In essence you are saying we should treat Mr Mcintosh [as] special?” asked sitting Judge Peter Wilson when he was presented with the request by McIntosh’s attorney on Friday.

He continued, “You’re asking me to make a very exceptional order. One that I’ve never seen.”

The accused, who had previously been only allowed to reside at his father’s St Andrew home and had a 10:00 pm to 6:00 am curfew, indicated that due to his job entailing a lot of travel, he wanted to be able to move between both his parents’ homes, check in at any one of two nearby police stations once per week, and get rid of the curfew.

His attorney put forward that McIntosh had also surrendered his passport to which Wilson replied, “Jamaica is porous”, adding that there were many ways to get in and out of the country.

“You need to tell me that you want to treat him as special and why it is that you think he is special,” Wilson contended.

McIntosh’s attorney argued that the order was not special and neither was her client, but Wilson pointed to his charges.

“Three lives have been impacted,” Wilson said, referring to the two men who were killed and a third victim who was injured but survived, “and irrespective of this we are to treat him in a certain fashion?” he asked.

McIntosh, dressed in a white shirt, dark slacks and a black tie was sombre inside the courtroom, a contrast to his relaxed, smiling posture outside of it as he chatted with his mother.

The student is accused of causing the death of 37-year-old Javon Rodney and 50-year-old businessman Mark Garrick. The two were struck along Washington Boulevard having stopped to assist another motorist who was having car trouble.

– Family destroyed –

Listening in to the proceedings was the common law wife of Rodney who said his death has deeply impacted their son.

“My son is asking very detailed questions, I’ve had to seek counselling for him,” she told Observer Online.

She was seated in the court room next to McIntosh’s mother as the judge decided on whether the young man would get more freedom or not.

The woman reflected on the night Rodney died.

“My first [thought] was to grab clothing and those items, because I didn’t know he was dead,” she explained.

The woman detailed how she had arrived at hospital and was directed to a funeral home instead. She says she called her partner’s friend to identify the body instead as she could not bear to do it herself. She described the night as an out of body experience.

“The grieving and healing process has been very tedious, as soon as I [make some progress] his — my son’s — questions bring me back to square one,” the woman explained.

“Some nights I still wait for him, [to come home],” she added.

Despite the bluster from the judge, the amended conditions were granted with the exception of the curfew which remains.

The accused will return to court on June 26.