CrimeLocal NewsPress Releases Man to appear in court over fatal Bank Hall fire by Barbados Today 06/04/2026 written by Barbados Today Published: 06/04/2026Updated: 08/04/2026 0 min read A+A- Reset Ricardo Okella Stanford FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 1.1K A 54-year-old man from Bank Hall, St Michael, has been charged with arson and the murder of 51-year-old Shanell Smith. Her body was discovered after a house fire at Bank Hall on March 27 was extinguished. Ricardo Okella Stanford is scheduled to appear in the District ‘A’ Criminal Court on April 7. (PR/BT) Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like Circus at Belle posed public health risk – expert 19/08/2026 Education advocates urge transparency, deeper scrutiny following CXC results 19/08/2026 Economist flags potential policyholder impact after ICBL investment diluted 19/08/2026