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Murdered insurance executive…Accused to stand trial in High Court
Clive Knights, who was in August 2012 charged with the murder of insurance executive Bert Whyte, was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court. Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry who presided over the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) informed Knights that a prima facie case had been made out against him.
Murdered: Bert Whyte
The charge states that on May 14 last year, Knights stabbed Whyte to death.
During the PI, Prosecutor Steven Telford stood for the state and was able to convincingly present evidence that linked Knights to Whyte’s demise.
Police witnesses were presented in the case, with a few relatives of the deceased also testifying.
At Knights’ first court appearance, prosecutor Denis Griffith stated that on the day in question, around 19:25 hours, Whyte and Knights, who were said to be friends, were in the vicinity of Main Street when they ended up in a misunderstanding that turned into a scuffle.
The accused reportedly stabbed Whyte several times before running away. Whyte fell a few yards from where the incident occurred, in front of a popular night spot, before he was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Knights had been on the run for a little less than three months after the fatal stabbing of the 45-year-old former Guyana and Trinidad Mutual Life (GTM) Insurance Company employee. The accused was said to have narrowly escaped police officers in Cow Dam Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, when he was reportedly spotted in the victim’s car which bore cardboard licence plates.
A few weeks later, Knights was caught when a routine police operation which was conducted at Yarrowkabra on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway. He had given a false name, but was taken in for questioning, where he finally gave his real name and was detained. Police sources said that the accused had reportedly given a confession statement.
Clive Knights being escorted to court
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