Man gets 12 months in absentia on wounding charge

A man was sentenced to 12 months behind bars last Thursday after being found guilty of unlawful wounding by Magistrate Esther Sam at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court.
Kellon Fredericks, 21, a labourer of Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, and also of Lot 28 Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, unlawfully wounded Stanley Paton, a 63-year-old security guard of Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, on January 30, 2023.

The crime was committed at Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast.
The Magistrate sentenced Fredericks in absentia.
Security guard Paton was reportedly ambushed and shot by gunmen while he slept in a hammock at the camp where he was assigned to keep an eye on the Hot and Cold Loam pit.
In March, Fredericks was charged with attempting to murder an Essequibo businessman.
The defendant was charged with attempt to commit murder on 27-year-old Randolph Williams of Lot 428 Phase Two, Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, on Sunday, February 4.
The incident reportedly occurred at Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast.
He was granted $500,000 bail on this charge. (G1)