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Taxi driver on trial for Water Street robbery/ murder
Joseph Williams, the taxi driver, implicated in the robbery/murder of handyman Victor Da Silva, is facing trial at the Georgetown High Court. Williams is the lone accused in the matter. He is said to be among a group of armed men, who ambushed and robbed Da Silva, a handyman, and his employer, Gas Station proprietor, Albert Gajadhar in Kingston on July 8, 2013.
Deceased: Victor Da silva
At the time of the shooting, the two men were on their way to Republic Bank to make a deposit. The gunmen reportedly escaped with $8 million.
Da Silva of Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara sustained at least four gunshot wounds about his body. He died on the spot but Gajadhar was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after sustaining gunshot wounds.
Earlier this week, a mixed 12-member jury was empanelled before Justice Joann Barlow to oversee Williams’ trial. On Wednesday, a video recording of an interview between the police and the accused was admitted and tendered as evidence in the trial.
According to the recording, the accused detailed to investigators that he was hired to be a chauffeur on the day of the incident.
He claimed that the man who hired him requested that he follow a Rav 4 vehicle. The accused said that while following the vehicle, he heard loud sounds that appeared to be gunshots. Williams told the police that he was unaware of what was going down, and so he exited his vehicle and ran for cover. The man claimed that when he returned to the car, the passenger was gone. Williams said that police subsequently arrested him at the scene.
The accused is being represented by Attorney- at- Law, Peter Hugh. The case is being presented by State Prosecutors, Diana Kaulesar, Tamieka Clarke and Tuanna Hardy
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