Duo on trial for murder of Corentyne businessman

Two men who are jointly charged with the murder of Rose Hall Town, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) grocer, Lomenzo Johnny are currently on trial at the High Court in Berbice.
Thirty-year-old Satram Kushlay and Bilall McLennon, 33, are accused of murdering 49-year-old Lomenzo Johnny called “Sham”, of Lot 11 Portuguese Quarters, Corentyne, during the course or furtherance of a robbery.
They are on trial before Justice Sandil Kissoon and a mixed 12-member jury. State Counsel Muntaz Ali is presenting the prosecution’s case.
Johnny, called “Sham”, of Lot 11 Portuguese Quarters, Corentyne, operated a grocery store located in the same yard as his home.
On February 27, 2020, his body was discovered in a yard where a building was under construction; it was located some 400 metres from his home.
His feet were bound together with a shoelace. The sweater he was seen wearing the evening before was found a few feet away from the body.
A pair of scissors and a piece of wood were also found near the body. There was a wound to the back, and bruises to his hand, while his head and face appeared to be swollen. When Police went to his home, they found that the front door was not locked.
The inside of the house was ransacked. A safe along with other items were reportedly removed from the building. Investigators subsequently received information about the whereabouts of the safe, which contained an undisclosed amount of cash.