St James man accused of murdering American wife allegedly assaulted in custody, attorney tells court
The St James man accused of murdering his American wife was allegedly assaulted by prison authorities while in custody and required medical attention, his attorney, Nathan Geddes-Morrison, told the St James Parish Court on Thursday. Dane Watson was charged on May 16 for the alleged murder of his wife, 35-year-old Melissa Kerry Samnath, who died on her birthday from multiple blunt force trauma to her head. Geddes-Morrison requested that Watson be transferred to another remand facility for security reasons.