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Teen killers win appeal

May 29, 2012 News

By Kristen Macklingam

Words could not describe the atmosphere yesterday morning at the Court of Appeal when two young men who were charged with murder had their conviction overturned after spending years in jail.
They appeared in front of Chancellor Carl Singh, Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Justice Rishi Persaud. The two were represented by Attorney-at-Law, Glen Hanoman.  Joanne Barlow was the State Prosecutor.
Reports are that Arvin Shiv Narine and Dhaneshwar Narine (no relation), were 13 and 15 respectively when they were accused of killing a nine-year-old boy on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two.
The killing took place in September, 2000, and the two teenagers were taken into police custody and their trial was held at the Suddie High Court for the offence.
The case hinged on a confession statement by the duo and they were convicted.
However; because of their ages at the time of the crime, they could not be subjected to the death penalty.
They were sentenced to “imprisonment at the President’s pleasure” which meant that they would have to spend their lifetime in prison unless pardoned by the President.
According to Hanoman, he appealed this decision about five years later and he had to obtain special permission in order for the case to be heard.
Finally, after a long wait, the case was called up about two months ago and the date for the re-trial was set to yesterday.
The lawyer stated that after the case was presented to the Judges yesterday morning, the trio agreed that the Judge who sat at the first hearing had made errors.
Hanoman also objected because he claimed that witnesses who could provide alibis for his clients were deceased.
It was also disclosed that the statements for the case were taken by a police rank who had allegedly burnt the genitals of the 14-year-old boy in Leonora, West Coast Demerara.
“Everyone deserves a second chance and I hope that these two young men make the most of it,” Hanoman told this newspaper.
Kaieteur News understands that while Arvin Shiv Narine and Dhaneshwar Narine are now free from this sentence, one of the two has returned to the Camp Street Prison to serve another prison sentence.

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