A 21-year-old Champ Fleurs man appeared before a Tunapuna Magistrate, today, charged with last Thursday’s murder of supermarket manager Arlene Blackman. 

Apart from Blackman’s murder, Samuel Graham is also charged with shooting with intent to cause grievous bodily harm against a male victim, possession of a firearm and ammunition. 

The matter was adjourned to Monday 23rd December 2019. 

Police allege Graham and another man shot Blackman,31, as she and a male companion were about to enter her home in Mt Hope. 

Blackman was hit in the face and was taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex for treatment, where she died.