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Captured fugitive remanded for murder of wanted man
Four days after wanted man Trevor Anthony Amsterdam was captured for the alleged murder of now dead
Trevor Anthony Amsterdam
fugitive Jermaine ‘Lapsy’ Simon, he was placed before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and remanded to prison for the capital offence.
It is alleged that the killing occurred on November 10, 2015, at Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara.
Amsterdam, 32, of Lot 34 Norton Street, Bagotstown, was remanded to prison until March 14, when he will make another appearance in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Police Corporal Deniro Jones presented the prosecution’s case. He told the court that the police file is still incomplete, and did not relate any facts about what transpired on the day in question.
According to reports, Simon was shot to the forehead by a man believed to be Amsterdam. He subsequently died while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
It was reported that the accused and Simon had a feud over a woman, and other gang-related issues. Two days after Amsterdam allegedly killed Simon, his home went up in flames.
Police had issued a wanted bulletin for Simon in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Ryan Sooklall. Sooklall a/k ‘Plyboard’ was gunned down in a Providence, East Bank Demerara shop on March 1, 2015, by members of his own gang. He was shot in the back and was pronounced dead at the East Bank Demerara Regional Hospital.
It was reported that Simon and Sooklall had a falling out that saw Sooklall shooting up his home. The following day, Simon visited Sooklall’s home and killed him.
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