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‘Picture Boy’ found not guilty of killing Non Pareil businessman
After lengthy deliberation, the jury in the murder trial of Cyon Collier called ‘Picture Boy’ announced that they
Acquitted Cyon Collier called ‘Picture Boy’
reached a unanimous verdict of not guilty in relation to the accused.
Collier was on trial at the High Court before Justice Dawn Gregory and a mixed Jury for the murder of Non Pareil businessman Chandrapaul Persaud called ‘Kero Man’.
He was facing his second trial in the matter before the judge and jury at the High Court after the last trial ended in a deadlock when the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
Collier was accused of being involved in a robbery during which the businessman who operated a wholesale/retail outlet from his home at Non Pareil selling household, haberdashery and other items including gas and kerosene, was murdered.
The man was reportedly shot outside his residence by one of three masked bandits during a robbery, which occurred on September 12, 2006.
The gunmen, who entered the businessman’s premises, are said to have robbed his family of cash and jewellery before driving off with his car. Collier was later identified as one of the three gunmen and was subsequently charged for the murder.
During the summing up of the trial yesterday the Judge recounted the evidence of witnesses who were called upon to testify.
Several witnesses had given evidence in the trial including the slain businessman’s wife Bibi Nazeema Issack, and Lilowattie Dhanraj who lived next door to the couple. The witnesses were called to the stand by State Prosecutors, Natasha Backer and Mercedes Thompson.
Issack recalled the trauma which her family endured during the night of the incident. The woman was said to be at home with her two daughters when armed bandits struck. The witness recalled that she heard the sound of gunshots and bottles breaking before the men entered her home. She said that she begged the thieves, who demanded cash and jewellery, not to harm anyone.
Dhanraj recalled that she witnessed the crime from a window of her house, which is situated next door to the late businessman. She said that she heard someone yell “thief thief!” before she saw one of the men pointing a gun at her neighbour.
The woman said that she was standing in the upper flat of her house, peering through a window. She said that she then heard “bang”, three times. The witness stated that there were two other men. She said that the men subsequently left in the car which was owned by her neighbour. She further said that she ran out on the road where she saw the injured man lying on the ground.
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