Five days after allegedly committing his death, 32-year-old Shamano Cooper was formally arraigned in connection with the stabbing death of Bahamian artist Davon Alistair Knight, affectionately known on the music scene as ‘M-Deez’.

It is alleged that on June 21, Cooper, during an altercation with M-Deez fatally stabbed him. He died en route to hospital.

Appearing before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain, Cooper was not required to enter a plea and was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Corrections until August 15, when he will be served a voluntary bill of indictment.

Prior to his death, M-Deez was on tour and was working on a new album. 

Friends, family and fans remember him as a musical giant.