Mapp changes plea before the High court

He was set to go on trial before a nine-member jury in the High Court today.

Instead Karl Nokosi Mapp appeared before the No. 2 Supreme Court this morning and threw in the towel pleading guilty on the lesser offence on a two-count indictment.

The Thorpes Cottage, St George resident was before Justice Randall Worrell charged with unlawfully causing serious bodily harm to Jamar Callender on September 11, 2013 with intent to do him serious bodily harm or to maim, disfigure or disable him.

He was also charged with unlawfully and maliciously inflicting serious bodily harm on Callender.

On his first appearance on Monday Mapp pleaded not guilty to the two offences and the jurors were selected and impaneled to begin hearing the evidence in the matter from today.

But Mapp, who is represented by attorney-at-law Errol Niles, asked to be re-arraigned on the charges. He then pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawfully and maliciously inflicting serious bodily harm on Callendar.

Senior Crown Counsel Olivia Davis outlined the facts in the matter before the case was adjourned until April 15 for the sentencing phase.

A pre-sentencing report has been ordered on his life in the meantime.