63-year-old on trial for friend’s murder

Apr 03, 2014 News

Murder accused, Renwick Alexander, is appearing before Justice Navindra Singh and a mixed 12 -member jury for the murder of his long-time friend, Carl Thomas, called ‘Dog’.
On November 3, 2010 Alexander, 63, of John Street Lodge, had a row with Thomas, his childhood friend, over some missing clothing. The argument escalated into a fight and the accused allegedly dealt Thomas a single stab wound to the abdomen with a serrated “long knife”.
When the matter was called for trial on Tuesday, Alexander pleaded not guilty. The court heard that the accused had told the police that the deceased who was also known as ‘Dog’, was a junkie.
According to a police witness, Alexander said, “Carl Thomas who I know as ‘Dog’ is a junkie. He always disrespecting me and tonight he run up in me face, with a knife and I tek de knife from he and juk he.
“Me ain’t know wha happen wid the knife after that. Me went home and de police come and hold me and bring me here at the station but me nah give nothing in writing and me ain’t signing nothing till I talk to meh lawyer.”
He is being represented by Attorney-at-law, Mr. Huckumchand while state counsel, Mrs. Judith Gildharie Mursalin is prosecuting.
On Tuesday, three witnesses took to the stand to give their sworn evidence.
Police constable, Maxwell Grant, who is attached to the photographic branch of the Guyana Police Force as a police photographer, told the court that he visited the scene of the crime and took photographs.
“I went to the scene of the crime and took photographic exposures of an alleged murder at Lot 35 John Street, Lodge. The photographs were then tendered as evidence before the court.
Detective Constable, Deon Prince, told the court, that he arrested the accused after cautioning him on November 3, 2010.
“I told him of the allegations against him that he had murdered Carl Thomas and I cautioned him. He remained silent. I arrested him and I checked his body for marks of violence but none were seen. I asked him about the knife, which he used to stab Thomas. He said that he does not know of any, I searched the area for it but I never found it.”
Police Sergeant, Lillian Scotland told the court that she visited Georgetown Public Hospital, a few minutes after the incident occurred. Scotland said that she saw a man lying on a bed being attended to by hospital staff. The man, whom she later learnt to be Carl Thomas, was alive and groaning as if in pain, he had a wound to his belly in the region of his navel.
Scotland said that she left and visited the scene of the crime and while there she learnt that Thomas had died. Scotland said that she met with the accused and procured an oral statement from him.
Yesterday, Government Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh told the court that he examined the body and concluded that he died of hemorrhage and shock due to the stab wound to his abdomen.

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