Sherman Webb is said to have killed his friend in an occult ceremony. Photo: Internet Source

Justice Wynante Adrien-Roberts has ordered a social inquiry report and a psychiatric report on or before June 1, whilst the state and defence lawyers are to file their submissions on or before June 15.

In 2012, Webb was convicted for the murder of Corey Rohan Poleon, but the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) ordered a retrial.

When he appeared in court on Tuesday, Webb, who has been in custody for the past 10 years, pleaded guilty to killing his “Bajan friend”, who had visited Dominica to meet him after they met on the Internet.

During the High Court sitting, the prosecution withdrew its earlier indictment of manslaughter and the charge was reread to Webb.

The court was told that between August 31, 2009 and March 18, 2010 at Elmshall on the outskirts of the capital, Webb killed the 23- year-old UWI student.

Poleon's family had reported him missing following his failure to return home in Barbados. His remains were later found beneath the floorboards of a small wooden house in Elmshall, where Webb had allegedly taken Poleon and “chopped him on both sides of his neck”.