By LEANDRA ROLLE

Tribune Chief Reporter

lrolle@tribunemedia.net

AN inmate accused of fatally stabbing another prisoner at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS) last month was charged with murder on Friday.

Senior Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux arraigned 36-year-old Diallo Williamson on charges of murder and attempted murder stemming from the February 1 incident.

Police said Williamson, who was already on remand awaiting trial for another murder, killed 60-year-old Brody Fritz during an altercation as inmates were disposing of night waste.

Another inmate, Nicanor Moss, was seriously injured during the incident and taken to hospital.

Williamson was not required to enter a plea and was remanded to custody. He is expected to return to court on June 17 for a voluntary bill of indictment.

Meanwhile, a 16-year-old boy was also charged Friday with the murder of 24-year-old Torieano Cummings, who was killed in the Elizabeth Estates area on March 1.

Police said Cummings had just arrived at a residence near Antigua and Australia Avenue when someone in a black Japanese vehicle opened fire, fatally wounding him.

The teenager was not required to enter a plea and was remanded to the adolescent block at BDOCS. He is due back in court on July 30.