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Murder of America Street money changer…Albouystown youth committed to stand trial in High Court
Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday committed a father of one to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of a popular America Street money changer, when a prima facie case was made out against him after the completion
Murdered:
Wendell Liverpool
of a preliminary inquiry (PI).
Nickosie Gritten, 20, of James Street, Albouystown, is accused of murdering Wendell Liverpool between June 20 and 24, 2014, at West Ruimveldt, during the course of a robbery.
The matter was prosecuted by police inspector Michael Grant who called ten witnesses on the prosecution’s behalf.
Gritten was arrested more than seven months after the death of Liverpool who was shot outside a night spot after a gang of three masked men robbed him.
Gritten, who is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Ronald Burch-Smith, made his first court appearance before Magistrate Ann McLennan in late January charged with an armed robbery that occurred in April last.
The Prosecution at that hearing had said that Gritten had orally confessed to the murder of Liverpool and that the file had been sent to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
Gritten then appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on February 2, charged with the capital offence. He was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge.
Police reports indicate that Wendell Liverpool of Lot 453 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, was shot in the back, buttocks and shoulder, at around 22:00 hours on June 20, 2014 outside a night spot located on the West Ruimveldt Front Road, a short distance from his home.
Reports indicated that the money changer was sitting with one of his brothers when three men on bicycles rode up to the siblings. There was reportedly a brief exchange of words between Liverpool and the men before he was shot.
After he collapsed on the roadway, the men reportedly relieved the money-changer of a large gold chain, two gold rings encrusted with small diamonds and a gold band.
Liverpool was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation where he underwent surgery before being transferred to the Intensive Care Unit.
The money changer was pronounced ‘brain dead’ by doctors at the institution and subsequently succumbed to the injuries he sustained on June 23, last.
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