A man, who had no fixed place of abode, was on Tuesday remanded for the murder of a Corentyne, Berbice pensioner. Lincoln Goodlall, 29, a labourer, appeared before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court to answer to the capital offence and was refused bail.
Lincoln Goodlall
The charge read that on June 2, 2017, at BB Race Course, Springlands, he murdered Fitzherbert Grimes during the course of a robbery.
He was remanded until June 19 when the matter comes up again for a Police report.
The accused appeared in the blood stained clothes he was wearing when he was arrested on Friday.
Police Prosecutor, Inspector Orin Joseph told the court that the Police are yet to complete the case file, however, there was a note which indicated that Goodlall may need psychiatric evaluation.
Joseph told the court that during the investigation, it was the belief of the investigators that the accused ‘was literally off’.
Meanwhile, it had been reported that the accused allegedly choked the 88-year-old Fitzherbert Grimes of Hazel Street, Springlands after he was allegedly reluctant to relieve his wallet with the remaining of his pension which he had uplifted the previous day.
A 29-year-old man was attempting to take the wallet from Grimes and in the process choked and stamped him to death. The suspect had gone to the home of Grimes as he normally did and committed the act which was witnessed by an 11-year-old boy.
Followinag the shouts which were heard coming from Grimes house, neighbours called the Police. Grimes in his earlier days made a living as a boat maker. After retiring he worked as a security guard.
He is said to have had a good relationship with the community which looked out for him. He was however surrounded by persons who were closely linked to the drug trade.
Neighbours describe the house he lived in as one which many visited and were comfortable carrying out their illegal activity. Grimes had uplifted his pension on Thursday and has a portion of it left on Friday afternoon when the suspect came. (Andrew Carmichael)
