{"id":151637,"date":"2022-05-17T06:54:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T10:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=151637"},"modified":"2022-05-17T06:54:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T10:54:09","slug":"delano-forbes-fit-to-stand-trial-jury-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/delano-forbes-fit-to-stand-trial-jury-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Delano Forbes fit to stand trial, jury finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1442241707\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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\/><\/a><\/div><p>OBSERVER: Nine jurors were tasked with determining whether quadruple murder accused Delano Forbes is competent to stand trial, and after about an hour, they found him to be fit.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/Co1J9ByBKWX6jjerdKz3uP\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP<\/em>.<\/strong><\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-968521828\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 2160w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>In March, psychiatrist Griffin Benjamin concluded the same after assessing the prisoner, however, the defense believed that Forbes was not of sound mind.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1291952539\" class=\"antig-inside-article-content\"><\/div>\n<p>That was put into question yesterday when Director of Public Prosecutions, Anthony Armstrong, put Benjamin on the stand.<\/p><div id=\"antig-36900043\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2419801780\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 2160w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The psychiatrist was deemed an expert after he provided details on his 34 years as a medical doctor and 23 years as a psychiatrist practicing in various Caribbean islands.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1789572767\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-429253659\" class=\"antig-content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-2010559519\" class=\"antig-before-youtube-ads socialMedia\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-1235306831\" class=\"antig-after-article-payapal\"><\/div>\n<p>The psychiatrist believed without a doubt that Forbes does not have any disability that renders him incapable of standing trial.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1080411480\" class=\"antig-mta pcgcmarketing pum-trigger\"><\/div>\n<p>He said that he first interviewed the alleged murderer and his family in 2018, and concluded that while he had no major psychiatric illness,\u00a0 \u201chis behavior was better explained by anti-social personality disorder and substance use disorder.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-3353930038\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-111433596\" class=\"antig-inside-content-vacancy ECPCGCAccount pum-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-2085733472\" class=\"antig-content_2\"><\/div>\n<p>In answering the prosecution\u2019s follow-up question, he went on to explain that a psychiatric illness is one that is \u201csignificant enough to cause him to lose touch with reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe didn\u2019t present with any history of schizophrenia. There was no family report to indicate past schizophrenic behavior in his family or in himself,\u201d Benjamin went on to say.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1845584807\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:69\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:237\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:178\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1301\" height=\"301\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>When asked if drugs can cause the aforementioned disorder, the expert said that drugs can facilitate the progression of schizophrenia but it doesn\u2019t cause it.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1149090621\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn my opinion, he was fully aware of the consequences of the charges against him, and he was able to give a clear account of those incidents that led to his arrest,\u201d said Benjamin.<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin also examined the accused in October, 2020 and came to the same conclusion, despite Forbes being less talkative and constantly referring him to his attorney.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution then asked Benjamin about his most recent report from March.<\/p>\n<p>He again indicated that \u201d there was nothing that was impairing his normal mental capacity\u2026that was significant enough to affect his competence and his fitness to stand trial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In cross examining the witness, defense attorney Sherfield Bowen inquired as to the doctor\u2019s knowledge of the fact that Forbes experienced bouts of not being able to eat, had a tendency to insert things into his body that had to be surgically removed, was unable to maintain proper hygiene, and was paranoid about being poisoned.<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin said yes and admitted that that behavior was not normal.<\/p>\n<p>But some of it he said was consistent with anti-social personality disorder which is not significant enough to make him incompetent.<\/p>\n<p>He even spoke to reports that Forbes used faeces as a weapon saying that it is normal in a setting such as prison where weapons are limited.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/Co1J9ByBKWX6jjerdKz3uP\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP<\/em>.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bowen then asked if his client\u2019s ability to comprehend complex sentences and terms was tested.<\/p>\n<p>The psychiatrist\u2019s response was: \u201che speaks highly of his legal understanding of the matter\u2026.and he answers me better than I can answer you right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact he said that Forbes\u2019 thought process was \u201cmore organised than yours and mine,\u201d speaking directly to Bowen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is very deliberate in his action,\u201d Benjamin added.<\/p>\n<p>Next to take the stand was Acting Superintendent of Prison Jermaine Anthony who said he interacted with Forbes at least twice a week and observed him to be erratic at times.<\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cone day his behavior is like a 5-year old, and another day he would come to my office and we would dialogue like intellectuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anthony painted a picture of this behavior saying that Forbes would peruse books in his office \u201clike a kid playing with toys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prison boss confirmed that on at least three occasions Forbes put pieces of soap or wet toilet paper into his ears and had to be taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>He said that Forbes sometimes attacked inmates and officers and refused to eat, all behavior which Anthony referred to as \u201cacting crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After hearing all of the evidence and observing Forbes sitting casually in the docket, occasionally raising his hands to signal to his attorney, the jury thought that he is quite capable of answering to the charges against him.<\/p>\n<p>Forbes was charged in 2017 for the deaths of Wilfred \u201cBongo\u201d Williams in Swetes, Shawn Henry in Point and Lisue Williams on All Saints Road.<\/p>\n<p>He was also charged in 2018 for the death of Maurison Thomas in All Saints.<\/p>\n<p>It is said that the 27 year-old had the sinister practice of drinking the blood of his victims hence earning the moniker, \u2018Vampire Killer.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>When he was apprehended, police reportedly went to an area in Swetes close to where he lived and found two bottles of what appeared to be blood.<\/p>\n<p>Forbes\u2019 next appearance in the High Court will be on June 10 when a date for trial should be determined.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-591977124\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, 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