Thirty-seven old Gary Clark, an unemployed man of La Democracia who allegedly tried to set fire to his wife and one year old daughter, was charged with attempted murder when he appeared today in the #1 Magistrate's Court. Clarke was also charged with arson and harm.
Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie could not offer him bail because of the nature of the offences. He was remanded into custody until January 14, 2011.
The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7 at La Democracia.
Thirty-four year old Vernicia Clark reported to the police that she and her one year old daughter, Genesis were on her bed in their wooden house when her husband came and set the nylon net over the bed on fire.
She said she managed to put out the fire before it could do any serious damage. But she received a minor injury that was classified as harm.
