The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the shooting to death of 30-year-old Jason De Florimonte commenced on Wednesday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Magistrate Judy Latchman.
Accused: Erwin Bacchus
The PI saw two witnesses testifying on the first day.
Christine Rambarran, the girlfriend of the murdered man, was the first to be called to the stand. Her testimony was led by Special Prosecutor Dexter Todd, who asked questions relating to what occurred on the night her boyfriend was shot and killed.
However, the witness’s testimony was ripped apart by Defence Attorney Nigel Hughes after he questioned the truthfulness of it. Also taking the stand to testify against the accused was the cousin of the dead man, Michael Whitehead.
The accused, businessman Erwin Bacchus, owner of Tourist Villa Hotel in Subryanville, Georgetown, is accused of murdering De Florimonte by shooting him multiple times on August 4, 2018 after he went in pursuit of his handyman, who had intervened in a domestic dispute outside the Tourist Villa Hotel.
Bacchus previously had a charge of manslaughter upgraded to a murder charge. The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) will continue on October 12, 2018.
