After evading cops for 4 years, murder accused charged, remanded

Thirty-three-year-old Damian Bissoon of Shell Road, Kitty, Georgetown, who was wanted for murder committed in 2018, surrendered to the Police on Monday, and has been remanded to prison after being arraigned with the capital offence before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Wednesday.

He was not required to plead to the indictable charge, which alleges that, on March 30, 2018, he murdered Taj Andrew Jarvis, 27, late of Dowding Street, Kitty. The murder accused, who was represented by Attorney-at-Law George Thomas, has been remanded to prison until May 17, when his matter will be called at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for disclosure of statements.
Reports are that the now dead man and a friend had been walking in the vicinity of Barr and Alexander Streets, Kitty, Georgetown when they were confronted by a knife-wielding man, believed to be Bissoon, who demanded money from them.
Jarvis, however, reportedly replied, “I don’t have no money”. As such, an argument ensued between them, during which the man stabbed Jarvis in his chest. When Jarvis collapsed to the ground, Bissoon reportedly dealt him several kicks before fleeing.
The injured man was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Following the killing, Police had issued a wanted bulletin for Bissoon. He surrendered to the Police only on Monday, April 25, 2022 in the company of his lawyer. He was then cautioned in accordance with the Judge’s Rules, and he denied killing Jarvis. (G1)