‘Picture Boy’ double murder retrial nears conclusion

Jun 29, 2016 News

Cyon Collier called Picture Boy

The trial for which Cyon Collier called ‘Picture Boy ‘is facing the judge and jury at the Georgetown High Court for the 2006 double murder of Victoria residents Ray Walcott called ‘Sugar’ and his brother Carl Andrews called ‘Alo’ is nearing its conclusion.
This is Collier’s second retrial for the murder of Victoria, East Coast Demerara residents. The previous trials ended in hung juries.
According to reports the accused allegedly rode up on a motorcycle and began chatting with a group of domino players in Victoria before pulling out a gun and shooting at them. Walcott and Andrews sustained gunshot wounds.
Andrews was shot at least three times. He died as a result of perforation of the lungs from a single gunshot wound according to the post mortem report presented in court. Both brothers died as a result of the gunshot injuries.
The trial has been taking place for almost three weeks before Justice Priya Sewnarine Beharry and a mixed twelve-member jury.
Yesterday, after calling their final witness to the stand to testify State Prosecutors Tuanna Hardy and Narissa Leander closed their case. During the trial the prosecution called a number of witnesses, including Mohan Singh and Sherwin Marshall.
Marshall was deemed fairly new to the trial; he had testified during the summary hearing in the Magistrates’ Court, but he could not be found for the last two trials. Marshall is said to have witnessed the shooting incident.
After the prosecution closed its case, Collier was called upon to lead his defence. In an unsworn statement, the accused detailed to the court his account of the day in which the brothers lost their lives.
He claimed that he was not even in the vicinity of the East Coast when the incident took place but was in Linden. Afterwards Defence Counsel Lyndon Amsterdam indicated that the defense has a witness to call. He is expected to call that witness when the trial resumes today.

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