Two men were remanded to prison after appearing before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of murder.
It is alleged that 22-year-old farmer Winston Long and 19-year-old Jermey Small, both of Timehri Base Road, East Bank Demerara, murdered Lawrence Benjamin on April 5, 2020 at Timehri.
They were not required to plead to the indictable charge, and were remanded to prison until May 27, 2020.
Benjamin, 24, of Ice House Road, Timehri, was reportedly attacked by three men in the vicinity of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Sunday, April 05. Based on information received, Benjamin was stabbed at least three times -– once to his neck and twice to his chest — by his assailants.
After the stabbing incident, Benjamin, the father of a five-month-old baby, went to a nearby shop and sat on a chair. He was seen panting for breath, and died subsequently.
Althea McPherson, a sister of the dead man, had told Guyana Times that she was at a friend’s house in the area when she received the news that her brother had been stabbed to death. She immediately rushed to the scene, only to see her brother’s motionless body in an upright position on the plastic chair.
Prior to his death, the young man had reportedly told his mother, “Yuh gon cry fuh meh”. The sister noted that her mother did not bother to enquire what he meant, since he had left in haste.
According to information received, Benjamin was walking the streets of Timehri on Sunday morning “picking trouble” with everyone. He had been a known substance user, and it is believed that he had taken an illegal substance prior to his death.
A few days later, the Police arrested the duo, who subsequently confessed to the murder.
