Teen gets bail on manslaughter charge

The teenager, who was on remand for stabbing his friend to death during a game of cards at Grove, East Bank Demerara, has been granted bail in the sum of $150,000 when he made his second court appearance at the Juvenile Court on Friday.
The teen was represented by Attorney-at-Law Mark Waldron. On his first court appearance, the teen appeared before Magistrate Dillon Bess and was not required to plea to the indictable charge which stated that on July 7, 2019, at Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD), he murdered Mervin Squires.
It was reported that on the day in question, a group of men were gambling at 3rd Street Grove, EBD, during which an argument broke out between Squires and the other young men over money.
The argument quickly turned into an alternation and it was at that time, the teenager whipped out a knife and stabbed Squires twice to his chest.
Squires reportedly died on his way to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre. A Post-Mortem performed on the remains of the 21-year-old of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara proved that he died of a single stab wound to the heart.
However, the teen’s mother told Guyana Times that her son recently turned 18 and, therefore, he should not have been charged in the Magistrates’ Courts.
On the other hand, mother of the dead man stated that she was not satisfied with the manslaughter charge brought against the teen and believed that he should have been slapped with a murder charge instead.