Kartel returns to court on murder charge

Embattled dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel is to return to the Home Circuit Court today in relation to the murder of St. Catherine businessman Barrington ‘Bossy’ Burton.
Burton was killed in July last year while he was standing with friends along Walker’s Avenue in Gregory Park, St. Catherine.

Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, is charged with conspiracy to murder and illegal possession of a firearm.

The entertainer has been in custody since September last year.

Although he has received bail in relation to the murder of Burton, Kartel cannot take up the bond since he has been remanded in connection with the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams.

Kartel is before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on a charge of conspiracy in relation to Williams’ murder.

The police say the controversial entertainer was a part of a plot to kill Williams.

(from Jamaica Gleaner)