Lindner jailed for killing sister, niece in arson attack

A few weeks after he was found guilty, Silvertown, Linden, Region 10 man, who admitted to setting his family’s home on fire and killing his sister and niece, has been sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment.
Uhalisi “Akali” Moore, 39, of Silvertown, Wismar, Linden, appeared before acting Chief Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in Demerara, where he pleaded guilty to two counts of murder committed on 53-year-old Cheryl Moore and 12-year-old Eukeila Adams. He was sentenced to 24 years on each count, with the terms ordered to run concurrently.
The court heard that on the night of August 14, 2023, the two-storey wooden home at Lot 112 Silvertown Second Street was occupied by several relatives, including the victims and the accused.
According to the State’s case, presented by Prosecutors Christopher Belfield, Simran Gajraj, and Geneva Wills, Moore’s brother Phillip Moore awoke around 22:00h to the strong smell of kerosene and discovered Uhalisi inside the house holding a cutlass. When Phillip retreated, he soon felt heat rising through the wooden floor and, upon checking again, saw flames spreading inside the building.
Phillip struck at Moore before helping other relatives escape. Family members fled by jumping from the veranda, but Cheryl and Eukeila were unable to exit the burning home. Firefighters arrived around 00:30h and extinguished the blaze, but the building was already destroyed. Cheryl’s remains were recovered around 01:00h, and Eukeila’s body was found later in the debris.

On August 15, 2023, during a video-recorded interview at the Wismar Police Station, Moore confessed to starting the fire. He told investigators he had not eaten for two days, felt ignored by relatives, and had thrown a bottle containing kerosene or gasoline onto chairs on the lower flat before setting them alight.
A post-mortem examination conducted by pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh revealed that both victims died from severe burns and had soot in their airways, indicating they were alive when the fire began.
Investigators concluded that the blaze was deliberately set, resulting in the deaths of the two occupants trapped inside.