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2012 D’Urban St. robbery/murder…Court hears accused was present, but “didn’t kill da man”
Police Detective, Rodwell Sarrabo testified yesterday that accused murderer, Stephan Campbell had supplied investigators with a caution statement in which he told them that he had been on a robbery with his partners,
but he never shot anyone.
The statement was read to the court as details of the D’Urban Street ‘Cornbread Minimart’ murder unfolded before the Judge and Jury of the High Court. Three men stand indicted for the murder Glen Xavier, a miner.
According to the charge, Fizal Moore called “Hard Mouth’, Stephan Campbell called “Burnham”; and Roy Yokum called “Ray Ray” were accused of murdering Xavier at Corn Bread Minimart at D’ Urban Street, Werk-en-Rust, on May 8, 2012.
Xavier is said to have been killed in the furtherance of a robbery. He died as a result of gunshot injuries.
The three men are facing a trial before Justice Navindra Singh and a mixed 12-member jury at the Georgetown High Court. The case is presented by State Prosecutors Siand Dhurjon and Tuanna Hardy.
The accused are represented by a team of lawyers including Trenton Lake, George Thomas, Peter Hugh and Maxwell McKay.
Yesterday Detective Sarrabo returned to the stand and read the caution statement procured from Stephan Campbell.
According to the statement, Campbell told detectives of a robbery plot.
In the statement, Campbell noted that he and his friends travelled on motorcycles to commit the act. He said during the process of the robbery, ‘Hard Mouth’ (Fizal Moore) whipped out a gun and shot the man (Xavier).
“I didn’t kill da man, me and ‘Hard Mouth’ go pun the wuk…I didn’t know that ‘Hard Mouth’ woulda shoot the man.”
The accused also told police that ‘Hard Mouth’ got $90,000 and a cell phone from the robbery, but didn’t give him any of the loot.
Sarrabo later faced questions from the team of lawyers on the defence team, but he maintained that all the necessary protocols were observed and the accused gave his statement freely and voluntarily.
Sarrabo’s evidence was followed by the testimony of Ronald Nedd.
Nedd, who is currently overseas, gave his evidence via audio/video technology. He told the court that he knew the deceased and that they were friends.
Nedd told the court that at the time of the incident he was at a shop on D’Urban Street where he met Xavier and a friend. They were drinking.
“We greeted each other and Glen (Xavier) and his friend went out on a bridge and continued drinking,”
The witness recalled that he left the shop to purchase phone cards at another shop, close by.
“I went over the road to purchase phone cards, when I heard explosions which sounded like gunshots.”
Nedd said that he heard the explosions but he did not see what had caused them.
He said that it was only after making his purchase that he came out of the shop and saw a cluster of people.
“I saw my friend and his friend lying in a pool of blood. I inquired from the crowd about what happened and they said that they (the men) had just been shot and robbed.
The witness said that he immediately went to the men’s rescue and assisted in transporting them to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
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