Keshan Murder Case Moves To Home Circuit Court On January 8

The relatives of  the murdered dancehall deejay Keshan will finally get a trial date on January 8, 2023 as the case was finally moved from the Resident Magistrates’ court to the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston.

The trial date will be announced at the next hearing. The accused, Tony Martin was charged last December following a ruling by the Director of Public Prosecutions. He was offered bail when he last appeared in court.

“He was offered a bail in the sum of $800,000 and his travel documents are surrendered. So, January 8 is when we’ll have a court date and, at that date, we’ll get a trial date,” she told Dancehall Mag.

The businessman, 34-year-old Tony Martin of Sharper Lane in Old Harbour, St Catherine, told investigators that he was acting in self-defense after being attacked and stabbed by the entertainer.

Keshan, whose real name is Keneisha Brown, was shot in Old Harbour on July 20, 2019, during a dispute with Martin, a licensed firearm holder. She was a resident of Hibiscus Drive in Marlie Mount, Old Harbour at the time of her death.

Police reports are that Brown and Martin were at home in Old Harbour when an argument developed between them.

According to the police, one round was discharged from the firearm which hit Keshan in her upper body.

The entertainer reportedly died while undergoing treatment at a hospital.

Although she was 24 years old, dancehall fans all over the world became familiar with her name as she recorded several hit singles with incarcerated dancehall superstar World Boss Vybz Kartel such as “Bubble Up Your Body”. “Don’t Lie”, “Kill Or Die“, and “The Goods“.