A charge for the capital offence of murder was read to Leroy Griffith on Monday when he was arraigned before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Courts. It is alleged that on September 9 at Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD), he murdered 36-year-old Nelson Thomas.
Griffith was not required to plead to the indictable charge. He was remanded to prison until October 26.
Thomas called “Nelo” was found dead at around 21:30h on September 9 near his Lot 1010 Kaneville, EBD residence. His body bore stab wounds. At the time of his demise, he had just returned home from the interior where he worked as a gold miner, to register the birth of his newborn baby.
Following his return, Police said that the man left his home at around 19:00h to visit an uncle in the same community. Later, he went to a barbershop where he would usually socialise with friends. He was returning home when he was ambushed and stabbed by a man during an attempted robbery.
After the incident, a resident reportedly heard someone calling for him and upon checking, he saw Thomas lying motionlessly on the eastern side of his yard under a shed, with his body covered in blood. The injured man was transported to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where he was pronounced dead on arrival. (G1)
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