2 charged for murder of construction worker found in trench

Two men were on Friday arraigned for the murder of 45-year-old Andy Williams, whose partially decomposed body was discovered in a trench at Tarla Dam, Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, on June 8.

Afrazudeen Ally, 35, also called “Afraz”, a fisherman and 29-year-old Yudesh Kissoon, also known as “Chuckey,” both of De Willem Village, WCD, appeared before Magistrate Zameena Ali-Seepaul at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court and were not required to plea to the indictable charge.
The police stated that on June 8, 2020, they murdered Andy Williams. In court, the prosecution stated that two months prior to the man’s death, the two suspects were involved in an altercation with him.
However, on the day of the murder, the duo allegedly offered Williams a drink as they were consuming alcohol at a street corner in the village.
The now dead man reportedly ended up joining them and they continued to imbibe until an argument erupted among them.

The duo then struck Williams multiple times to the head with a hammer, which resulted in him collapsing on the roadway. He started to bleed profusely.
The court heard that Ally and Kissoon then placed a plastic bag over his head to prevent the blood from leaking. After realising that the man was unconscious, the two suspects picked up the man and dumped him in a trench along with the murder weapon.
They reportedly returned to the crime scene shortly after to clean any evidence linking them to the incident. Following the discovery of the man’s body, the two men were arrested and interrogated during which they confessed to the heinous crime.

As such, charges were instituted. The two men were remanded to prison and will make their next court appearance on August 24, 2020, at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court.