Security guard accused of killing bar patron remanded

The security guard, who has been accused of killing a Rose Hall Town vendor on Sunday night, has been remanded to prison.
Harold Simmons called ‘Guardy’ 45 of Mibicuri South, Black Bush Polder appeared at the Whim Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Faith McGusty where the charge of murder was read to him.

It is alleged that on July 7, at Portuguese Quarters, Corentyne, he murdered Kaioum Baksh.
Police Prosecutor Corporal Shinel Mathieson told the court that Baksh is an alcoholic, and would normally behave disorderly when-ever he consumed alcohol and Simmons, was a security guard at Shaveh Restaurant and Bar.
The prosecutor told the court that at about 21:30h on Sunday Baksh was at Shaveh Restaurant and Bar consuming alcohol when he started to behave in a disorderly manner and he was confronted by the Simmons, who whipped out a black and silver metal object from his pants waist and dealt the victim several lashes about his head and other parts of his body causing him to fall to the ground and become motionless.
Baksh was taken to the Port Mourant Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The prosecutor also said that after Simmons was arrested a search of him was conducted and Police found a silver and black mental object that was allegedly used to inflict injuries on the victim.
Meanwhile, an autopsy conducted on the body by Government Pathologist Dr Vivekanand Bridgemohan give the cause of death as shock and hemorrhage as a result of blunt trauma to head.
Magistrate McGusty remanded Simmons to prison and the case will continue on August 15.
It had been reported that Baksh previously had physical and verbal encounters with Venezuelan nationals who frequent the bar. (G4)