Boy 17, mason remanded for allegedly killing student

May 09, 2017 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News

Appearing before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan were 17-year-old Andy Peters and his alleged accomplice Shannon Cox. They were remanded to prison for the murder of 16-year-old Covent Garden Secondary School student, Brian Charles Yearwood.
Peters, 17, of Lot 224 B Kaneville, Grove, East Bank Demerara and Cox, 20, of Lot 261 Kaneville, Grove were not required to plead to the charge which alleged that on April 29 at Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara, they murdered Yearwood.
Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan remanded the duo to prison until May 22.
The Chief Magistrate also ordered that the murder accused be placed under supervision of a probation officer for counseling.
According to reports, Yearwood of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara was stabbed in the region of the heart during a scuffle allegedly with the two murder accused. The stabbing took place during a concert that was being held at a school.
The police recovered a knife, which is suspected to be the murder weapon. The teen was rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, but it was too late as he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Kaieteur News understands that the killing stemmed from gang related issues. The two murder accused are said to be from one gang, while the 16-year-old victim was a member of another gang.
The police said that Yearwood of Kaneville was preparing to sit the Caribbean Examination Council next year.

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