Man accused of 2021 murder to know fate on Monday

Marlon LaRose, a 29-year-old logger of Maria Henrietta, Upper Berbice River, who in 2021 was charged with the murder of Kevin Hercules of Wiruni Village, Berbice River, will know his fate on Monday, December 16, consequent to the conclusion of his trial before Justice Sandil Kissoon and a panel of jurors on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
Following a preliminary inquiry, the court had determined that sufficient evidence existed for La Rose to stand trial for the crime.
A jury had been empanelled on December 4, and the trial had commenced before Justice Sandil Kissoon on December 9, 2024. The state had been represented by Attorneys A Ramotar and D Fraser, while the accused had been represented by Attorney R Bostwick.
Both prosecution and defence have closed their arguments on December 11, 2024, and Justice Kissoon has set Monday, December 16, for summation and verdict.

RECAP
The incident that had resulted in the death of Kevin Hercules had been committed between September 12 and 13, 2021 at Wiruni, but Hercules’s body had been retrieved from the Berbice River on September 14, 2021.
When Hercules’s body was retrieved from the river, it was observed that the face was mutilated and the throat was slit.
Arrested on September 17, 2021, the defendant Marlon La Rose had confessed to killing Hercules during an altercation.
Hercules had reportedly last been seen alive imbibing with friends. It was also reported that that evening he had reportedly asked for a drop to his home, which is located some distance away from the shop where he had been hanging out with his friends.
Reports are that Hercules had been seen entering a boat along with other persons; but according to his family, he never arrived home, thus they had filed a missing person’s report with the police. His body was found the following day.