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Alleged child killer/rapist mentally fit for trial

Sep 25, 2015 News

Alleged child killer, Ryan Bobb-Semple has been deemed mentally fit to stand trial for the murder of nine-year-old South Ruimveldt resident, Shaquan Gittens, who was sodomized and killed after he left his home to fly kites with a friend.

Semple, who had been evaluated by Senior Government Psychiatrist, Dr. Bhairo Harry, will make his next court appearance on October 12, when a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) will commence before Magistrate Fabayo Azore.

Semple is accused of murdering Gittens between April 1 and April 4, last, at Houston Backlands, East Bank Demerara.

When the matter came up earlier this week, Police Prosecutor, Assistant Superintendant Police (ASP), Stephen Telford, told the court that he is ready to proceed with the matter. He added that 14 witnesses are slated to testify.

The accused was sent for a psychiatric evaluation by former Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, back in April, after his Attorney, Paul Fung-a-Fat attested that his client was mentally ill.

Thereafter, the matter was given several adjournment dates to facilitate the accused being appraised by the psychiatrist while on remand in the Georgetown Prison.

The partially decomposed, bloated body of Gittens, who went missing on April 1, was found in a trench in the South Ruimveldt backlands.
According to reports, Semple saw the little boy walking at night on Cane View Avenue, South Ruimveldt. He reportedly admitted to police that he ‘tripped’ the boy, causing him to fall to the ground.
After Gittens fell, the accused said that he dragged him to an area approximately half a mile from the nearest house in South Ruimveldt. He allegedly tied the victim’s hands and sodomized him.
He reportedly choked the lad repeatedly until he passed out. The accused then slept with Gittens under a tree. After realizing that the child was motionless the following morning, Semple severed the child’s private parts and had sex with him again.
Semple allegedly took Gittens to a trench, where he dumped his body.
A post mortem revealed that Gittens died of manual strangulation and drowning. There were also signs of sexual assault.
The post mortem also confirmed that the child’s privates were missing.

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