“Crack Skull”, “Boyce” on trial for clothes vendor’s murder
Selwin Dawson and Kevin Persaud are currently on trial before Justice Sandil Kissoon and 12-member jury for the murder of clothes vendor Purcell Moore.
Upon their indictment, Dawson, called “Crack Skull”, and Persaud, called “Boyce”, pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that on December 20, 2017, in the county of Demerara, they murdered Moore during the course or furtherance of a robbery.
Dead: Purcell Moore
The case for the prosecution is being presented by State Counsels Lisa Cave and Mohamed Ali. Dawson is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Adrian Thompson while Attorney-at-Law Damien DaSilva is appearing for the other murder accused.
Moore, a father of two, was shot dead at Old Road, Craig, East Bank Demerara (EBD) by three men who relieved him of his gold chain. The shooting incident occurred mere minutes after the 42-year-old left his parents’ house at Old Road. At the time of his demise, Moore had arrived in Guyana two weeks prior from French Guiana.
When the murder trial commenced on Monday, Moore’s father, Purcell Moore Sr, was among the witnesses called by the prosecution. The elder Moore told the court that on the day in question, his son left home to go to the “cross street” to purchase bananas. According to him, sometime after, he heard two explosions that seemed to be gunshots.
Murder accused: Selwin Dawson, called “Crack Skull”, and Kevin Persaud, called “Boyce”
“I ran out of the house to the cross street where the sounds were coming from. I run to the scene where I saw my son lying in a drain with mud and water. I scrambled him and examined him, and found that he was bleeding from two wounds. I called for a taxi immediately and placed him in the rear of the taxi along with his mother and myself, and escorted him to the Diamond Hospital.”
The trial continues at the High Court in Demerara. (G1)
