One week after his arrest, a 16-year-old male was on Friday charged for the murder of 10-year-old Anthony Cort of C Field Sophia, who was gunned down during a robbery.
The minor appeared before Magistrate Alisha George at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court, where he was charged under Section 100 (1) (C) (i) of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act Chapter 8:01.
It is alleged that on March 11, 2021, in Sophia, Georgetown, he murdered Cort in the course or furtherance of a felony, that is robbery.
Dead: 10-year-old Anthony Cort
The 16-year-old murder accused was not required to plead to the charge.
He has since been remanded to the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre and the matter has been adjourned to May 12, 2021.
It was reported that 10-year-old Anthony Cort was killed by bandits during a home invasion in Sophia, Greater Georgetown.
The now dead lad and his mother were two houses away from their residence when two armed men invaded the property belonging to his aunt – a 44-year-old businesswoman.
Police said that Cort was in the upper flat of the home in C Field, Sophia, in the company of others when the bandits rushed inside the lower flat and held the occupants at gunpoint.
They were relieved of two cellphones valued $80,000 each, two gold bands valued $100,000, two gold rings valued $100,000, one gold chain valued $100,000, and $80,000 cash.
According to Police, the bandits then ordered the victims into the upper flat of the house via a northern door.
As they went into the upper flat, Anthony was about to exit a bedroom when one of the bandits discharged a round, hitting the child in his left upper shoulder. The suspects then made good their escape.
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) subsequently responded to reports of the tragedy and pronounced the child dead at the scene.
