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Pomeroon miner remanded for murder
A 39-year-old miner has been charged for the death of a man whose body, with a gunshot wound to the chest, was found floating in the Essequibo river early last week.
Accused: Kenrick Lyte
Kenrick Lyte, 39, of Good Intent, Lower Pomeroon, appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, charged with murder.
Lyte allegedly murdered Osman Fiedtkou at Groete Creek, Essequibo River, between July 9 and July 13, last. He was not required to plead since the charge was indictable.
The Prosecution is led by Inspector Michael Grant. Though he stated that investigations are completed in the matter, he did not reveal the details of the crime.
He said that advice was sought from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) but there were ‘two points’ that had to be cleared up. Inspector Grant asked for a short adjournment date to be set for report. The accused claimed that the police file had a ‘problem’.
Lyte said, “I told the police I can’t read or write and I am waiting on my Lawyer. He write and put he own date on my statement that I give at the lockup. I really ain’t appreciate the statement. A part of it is not what I give.”
At the end of the three-minute hearing, the Chief Magistrate remanded Lyte to prison. The case has been transferred to the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Allan Wilson on July 31.
Reports of the incident are that on July 9, Lyte and Fiedtkou left for Groete Creek in a boat but the accused was the only one who had returned later that day.
It is alleged that during the outing, the accused fired a shot at the man and later tossed his lifeless body overboard.
On July 13, Fiedtkou’s body was found floating about three miles from Groete Creek. The body is said to have had what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the chest.
A Post Mortem Examination (PME) conducted on Fiedtkou revealed that he died from the gunshot wound.
The accused was arrested and later charged for the offence.
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