22-year-old arraigned for murder of female security officer

One week after a teenager was charged for the murder of 68-year-old Margarett Dawnson, whose partially nude body was found in the Le Repentir Cemetery, Georgetown, the prime suspect was arraigned for the heinous crime on Thursday.
The suspect, 22-year-old Jermaine DeJonge of Albouystown, Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and was not required to pleas to the indictments which stated that on May 18, 2020, he murdered Dawnson.

DeJonge was shot to the leg during a confrontation with the Police after he was implicated in the murder.
He had reportedly whipped out a knife and attempted to stab one of the Police Officers at Stabroek Market Square after he was cornered by the ranks.

He is a known character to the Police after he was previously implicated in several crimes in his community.
DeJonge was remanded to prison and was scheduled to make his next court appearance on June 25, 2020.
Days after the murder, a 17-year-old was charged and remanded to prison by Magistrate Dylon Bess.
Dawnson, a security officer attached to the Professional Guard Service (PGS) of Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD), left home for work, but her body was found lying between two tombs in the cemetery.
She was laid to rest on Wednesday, and family, relatives, and friends turned up at Sandy’s Funeral Home to pay their last respects to the woman.
Dawnson leaves to mourn six children and several grandchildren.