Albouystown man convicted for killing minibus driver

After several witnesses had testified and submissions were made by both State and Defence Attorneys, the trial’s empanelled 12-member jury, after almost two hours of deliberation, returned a unanimous guilty verdict against murder accused Terry Cromwell at the Demerara High Court on Tuesday.
Cromwell was indicted on a murder charge in connection to a 2016 shooting incident. The Albouystown, Georgetown, resident was accused of killing Elvin Lorrimer between March 21 and 22, 2016, in the vicinity of the Linden Minibus Park, Georgetown.
Defence Attorney Stanley Moore after hearing the jury’s decision, requested a probation report to be prepared before his client is sentenced. As such, Justice Navindra Singh accepted the request and deferred sentencing to June 20, 2019, when the prepared probation report will be presented.
According to reports, Lorrimer was standing on the roadway at the Linden Minibus Park on Hadfield Street, Georgetown, at about 21:00h, when two men rode up on a CG motorcycle, one of whom discharged rounds at him before riding away.
Lorrimer was hit to his chest and left foot and was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he subsequently succumbed to his injuries.
Cromwell was arrested after an eyewitness positively identified him as being one of the men on the motorcycle on the night in question. It is unclear whether the driver of the bike, who was held for assisting Cromwell in escaping, is still in custody and whether he will also face charges.
Prosecutors Abigail Gibbs, Tuanna Hardy and Teriq Mohammed appeared on behalf of the State.
Meanwhile, at the conclusion of Tuesday’s court session, as Cromwell was led away by police officers, family members of the convicted man broke down in uncontrollable tears while others tried to comfort them.