Bus driver Lurick Fiffee, a resident of Westminster, West Bank Demerara, was yesterday arraigned before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall and a jury in the Demerara High Court on an indictment alleging that he murdered his ex-girlfriend Rosemary Rudder on March 31, 2018 in the county of Demerara.
Represented by Attorney Dexter Todd, the 43-year-old Fiffee has denied the charge. State Counsel Muntaz Ali, Marisa Edwards, and Edrianna Stephens are prosecuting the matter.
Dead: Rosemary Rudder
Based on reports received, the late Rosemary Rudder, a mother of two, had gone to Fiffee’s home and had seen another woman in the house.
This had led to a heated argument between her and the accused, and it quickly escalated into a scuffle.
The minibus driver had subsequently left the 32-year-old woman lying motionless and went to the La Grange Police Station, WBD, where he lodged a complaint.
The Police travelled to the home, only to find the woman’s lifeless body in the house. It is believed that she was strangled.
The woman’s body was picked up and taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH), where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Murder accused Lurick Fiffee
Fiffee was immediately taken into custody. It was reported that after the couple had separated, Rosemary had wanted to rekindle the relationship, but Fiffee had refused.
Back in 2006, the woman’s brother Fenton Rudder, and grandmother Hannah Cameron, along with a third person, David Brummel, were shot and killed after gunmen invaded their home at Agricola, Greater Georgetown. After shooting the trio to death, the gunmen had set the house on fire. (G1)
