A 23-year-old farmer from Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), was on Thursday remanded to prison after being charged with the murder of Gary Melville, a 46-year-old labourer also of Lima Sands.
Saif Majid appeared before Magistrate Tamieka Clarke at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court, where the indictable charge was formally read to him.
The accused is alleged to have murdered Melville, also known as “Tonna”, sometime between 20:00h on June 27 and 05:30h on June 28 at Lima Sands.
Police arrested Majid on June 28 following investigations into Melville’s death. Details surrounding the motive or circumstances of the incident remain under investigation. The matter has been adjourned to July 29.a
