Nineteen-year-old Daniel Badley of Second Street, Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and Quamina Street, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD), along with two juveniles, was on Friday charged with the brutal stabbing to death of excavator operator John Williams, at the Route 44 minibus park.
The trio appeared before Principal Magistrate Annette Singh at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where the charge was read to them. It stated that on May 11, 2024 at Commerce Street, Georgetown, they murdered Williams. They were not required to plead to the indictment. Badley was remanded to prison while the two juveniles were remanded to the Juvenile Holding Centre. They will make their next court appearance on June 7.
Dead: John Williams
It was reported that on May 11, 32-year-old Williams of Third Street, Marthasville, Mon Repos, ECD was walking along Water Street, Georgetown with a green haversack on his back and as he turned onto Commerce Street, Georgetown, he was confronted by the three suspects, who approached him from behind.
Police stated that a 15-year-old held onto Williams’ haversack, but he put up a resistance during which another suspect stabbed him several times to his chest with a knife.
The injured man immediately collapsed onto the roadway and remained motionless. The suspects then fled the scene.
The Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) were summoned, and Williams was pronounced dead. However, quick response by the Police led to the arrest of a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old. During interrogation, the teens claimed that the intent was to rob the victim.
Badley was later arrested and charged.
