Murdered Linden businessman was shot to temple – jury hears

The body of Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) businessman Richard Remington was in an advanced state of decomposition with gunshot wounds to the temple, Government Pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh told a jury on Monday.

He was at the time testifying in the trial of Stafrei Alexander called “Ratty” and “Mad Dog”; and Owen Belfield, who are jointly charged for murdering Remington between February 8 and 12, 2015, at Wismar, Linden.
They have both pleaded not guilty to the indictment.
The two murder accused are being represented by Attorney-at-Law Adrian Thompson; Senior State Counsel Seeta Bishundial is appearing for the prosecution.
Dr Singh, who was deemed an expert in forensic pathology by Demerara High Court Judge Brassington Reynolds, told the court that upon examining the man’s body, he found two gunshot injuries to his right-side temple.

He concluded that Remington died as a result of gunshot injuries to the head.
This trial is continuing.
Remington’s decomposed remains were found in a clump of bushes along a track in the vicinity of Matthews Lane in Christianburg/Cholmondeley Hill, Linden. He had been shot three times, including once to the head.
The now dead man’s relatives had told the Police that he had left his home three days before his body was discovered. They had also opined that he might have been lured into the bushy spot by someone he knew. (G1)