Man charged with footballer’s murder
Published:Wednesday | January 5, 2022 | 12:08 AM
HAMILTON (CMC):
A 24-year-old man appeared in Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with the murder of national footballer Osagi Bascome a week before Christmas.
Raheem Wray was accused of killing Bascome, 23, during an alleged stabbing incident on December 18 last year at the island’s east end. He did not have to enter a plea as the matter must be heard before the Supreme Court.
Senior Magistrate Juan Wolffe remanded Wray into custody and referred the case to the next Supreme Court arraignments session on February 1.
The young footballer, son of national cricket coach Herbie Bascome, was alleged to have been stabbed multiple times during an altercation near the Fun Zone in St David’s.
Bascome, a midfielder, made his debut for Bermuda in 2016, scoring one goal in 19 appearances.
At the time of his death he was playing for Bermuda club St George’s Colts, having returned home from England, where he turned out for Bristol City under-23s and later for National League North outfit, Darlington.
His final match in Bermuda was for the Colts in a 1-0 victory over Somerset Eagles on December 5.
Bascome’s killing was the seventh murder of the year in Bermuda.