2 charged for killing man who helped villager during brutal attack

Two men accused of murder and attempted murder were on Tuesday remanded to prison when they appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court.
Charged are Kevin Springer, a 28-year-old contractor of Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), and Denzil Scott, a 30-year-old self-employed man also of Sparendaam ECD.
The duo appeared before Magistrate Rushelle Liverpool and were not required to plea to the indicatable charge.
It is alleged that the two men murdered Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old construction worker of Middle Street, Sparendaam ECD, and attempted to murder Jermain Williams, 50, of Prince Williams Street, Plaisance, ECD. Both defendants were remanded and the case will continue on June 18.
According to reports, it is alleged that Forde was chopped and shot to death by Springer, Scott and two other men who were angered by his intervention to rescue Williams from their brutal attacks.
The man’s wife, Shewanna Burnett, told Guyana Times that, on April 29, her husband, a father of 4, was heading to the Plaisance Line Top when he came across four men who were brutally assaulting Williams. He was riding his bicycle at the time, so he dismounted and went to the man’s aid. Forde reportedly rescued Williams and transported him to the hospital for treatment.
Since the occurrence of this incident, the woman explained, her husband had been subjected to threats from the group.
On May 2, at around 21:00h, Forde left his home to go to the Plaisance Railway Embankment, and while there, he was attacked by the same group of men. He reportedly was forcibly removed from his bicycle and badly beaten before being chopped about his body. He reportedly was eventually shot by one of the suspects.
Forde’s wife explained that she was at home when she received news of the incident. And upon rushing to the scene, she saw her husband’s motionless body lying in a pool of blood. He was later pronounced dead. (G9)