3 to face judge, jury on Monday for accountant’s murder

Come Monday, Clifton Gibson, Linton Eastman and Stancey Rodney will go on trial for the June 17, 2015 murder of Jason Cort, the 27-year-old Rubis accountant who was shot dead by bandits shortly after entering his home.
Gibson, Eastman, and Rodney were arraigned before Justice Sandil Kissoon on Wednesday at the High Court in Demerara. The trio pleaded not guilty to the murder indictment presented against them by State Prosecutors Lisa Cave and Mohammed Ali.
Attorneys-at-law George Thomas, Melvin Duke, and Glen Hanoman are appearing for the defence. The prosecution is expected to call more than 12 witnesses when the trial commences on Monday.
Cort, a senior employee at Rubis Guyana Inc, was gunned down at his Lot 262 Jamoon Drive, Meadowbrook home in Georgetown. He was fatally shot to his chest after entering his home with his fiancée, Shauna Garraway. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a private city hospital.

Several persons had related that upon hearing a loud explosion and looking outside, they observed persons scaling the fence of Cort’s home and making good their escape up the road.
Following the shooting, the three men were arrested and charged with the capital offence. (G1)