Bus driver found not guilty of ex-girlfriend’s murder

Bus driver Luric Fiffee, a resident of Westminster, West Bank Demerara (WBD) who had been on remand for close to five years, breathed a sigh of relief after a jury found him not guilty of the 2018 murder of his ex-girlfriend and mother of two, Rosemary Rudder.

The 43-year-old man, also known as Shaquan and Lurie Fiffee, had been accused of murdering the woman on March 31, 2018 at his home.
Upon his arraignment before Demerara High Court Judge Simone Morris-Ramlall last month, Fiffee had denied the indictment for the capital offence. The jurors found him not guilty following deliberations on Wednesday.
The former murder accused was represented by Attorney Dexter Todd, while State Counsel Muntaz Ali, Marisa Edwards, and Edrianna Stephens prosecuted the matter.
Based on reports received, the late Rudder had gone to Fiffee’s home and had seen another woman in the house. This had led to a heated argument between her and her estranged partner. This quickly escalated into a scuffle.
The minibus driver had subsequently left the 32-year-old woman lying motionless and had gone to the La Grange Police Station, WBD, where he lodged a complaint.

The Police travelled to the home, only to find the woman’s lifeless body in the house. It is believed that she was strangled.
The woman’s body was picked up and taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH), where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Fiffee was immediately taken into custody.
It was reported that after the couple had separated, Rosemary had wanted to rekindle the relationship, but Fiffee had refused.
Back in 2006, the woman’s brother Fenton Rudder, and grandmother Hannah Cameron, along with a third person, David Brummel, were shot and killed after gunmen invaded their home at Agricola, Greater Georgetown.
After shooting the trio to death, the gunmen had set the house on fire. (G1)