“Stop boring me! Stop jukking me!” -victim overheard pleading with alleged killer

Feb 22, 2018 News

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Nigel Lawson was overheard shouting “Stop boring me! Stop Jukking me!” seconds after he was involved in a scuffle with handyman Kelvin Chisholm, who is presently on trial for murder before Justice Navindra Singh and a 12-member mixed jury.
Chisholm, who is being represented by Attorneys-at-law, Hewley Griffith and Compton Richardson, is accused of the May 1, 2014 murder of Lawson which occurred on Quamina Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown.  Appearing for the prosecution are State Counsel Abigail Gibbs, Tiffini Lyken and Narissa Leander.
The state is contending that around 20:30hrs on May 1, 2014, Lawson was found lying motionless with wounds to his body on Quamina Street between Thomas and Camp Streets. He was transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
As a result of investigations, Chisholm was arrested and charged for the killing.
Detailing his account of the deadly scuffle between Lawson and Chisholm, Ralin Sarrabo recounted that he witnessed the fight between the two men which occurred on May 1, 2014 at Quamina Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown. He said that on the day in question, he left his home at 252 Quamina Street around 20:00 hrs to purchase a bag of chips.  Sarrabo said that while on his way to get the item, he observed two men arguing during which one of them told the other, “You need to go and put back the bag.”
Sometime after, he said he heard one of the men shouting, “Stop boring me! Stop jukking me!”
According to the witness who testified via Skype from the USA, Lawson was the one who shouted those words before collapsing on the southern parapet in front of his yard. Sarrabo related that he was able to recognised Lawson since he knew of him prior to the incident as he did odd jobs in the neighbourhood.
Sarrabo said that he was familiar with Lawson for approximately six months.
When asked by State Prosecutor Lisa Cave to look around the courtroom and identify the person with which Lawson was involved in the scuffle, Sarrabo pointed to Chisholm, who was seated in the prisoner’s dock.
When further questioned, Sarrabo told the court that when he saw Chisholm arguing with Lawson he told him to leave him alone. The witness, however, admitted that he did not see what Chisholm used to stab Lawson.
“You are not telling this court the whole truth,” suggested Richardson to Sarrabo who later faced cross examination. “That’s incorrect. I am telling the truth,” Sarrabo replied.
Hinting to the witness that he and Lawson were friends, Richardson further suggested to the witness that he was “tailoring” his evidence to favour the dead man. But Sarrabo quickly rebuffed the suggestion stating, “That’s not true. I am just telling talking what happened. This has nothing to do about friends.”
Lawson, Sarrabo recalled, shouted “Stop boring me! Stop jukking me!” thrice, followed by, “Ah boy, yuh jukk me!” to Chisholm whose hand he saw moving in a back and forth motion over Lawson.
Caution statement
Also testifying was Police Inspector Detective Herbert Henry, the Officer in Charge of crime at the Ruimveldt Police Station. Henry recalled that Chisholm elected to give a caution statement in which he related, “This man (Lawson) thief mah thing. I ride behind he and he cuff me and we had a scuffle. And I tek out my knife and bore he.”
However, before writing down Chisholm’s story, the police witness said that he cautioned him in accordance with the judges’ rule and told him of his right to have an Attorney-at-law or family member present to witness the taking of the statement.
According to Inspector Henry, at no time before, during or after the taking of the statement did he or anyone else in his presence hold out any promises, threats, rewards or inducement to obtain the statement from the murder accused. Although he was accompanied to the crime scene by Chisholm who helped him search for the alleged murder weapon, Inspector Henry said that the item was not recovered.
The police witness recalled that he took possession of a cellular phone and iPod Chisholm alleged that Lawson had stolen from him along with a bicycle. The caution statement was admitted as an exhibit in the trial after no objections were raised by the defence.
Not in the jurisdiction
Immigration Officer, Sergeant Alexis Adams testified in relation to checks she made in the Border Management System about Police Constable Maxwell Grant, who was also slated to testify in this trial.
The court was told by Sergeant Adams that Constable Grant left Guyana on March 18, 2017, for Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI). The police witness said that there are no records to show that Constable Grant has returned to Guyana. Another Immigration Officer stated that on the above mentioned date, she was performing duties at the Eugene F. Correira Airport, Ogle, East Coast Demerara when Constable Grant handed her his passport along with an approved leave form signed by the Commissioner of Police.
The Immigration Officer added that she made the necessary documentation in the police rank’s travel document.
Base on provisions made in Section 95 of the Evidence Act, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Stephen Telford was permitted to read aloud a deposition signed by Constable Grant during the trial.
ASP Telford stated, “I conducted the Preliminary Inquiry in the case of Police versus Kelvin Chisholm who is charged with murder committed on Timothy Lawson.” The senior police officer recalled that he took evidence from Constable Grant in the presence and hearing of the murder accused.
According to ASP Telford, during the Preliminary Inquiry 14 coloured photographs taken by Constable Grant were tendered and admitted into evidence.  These 14 photographs were also admitted as exhibits in the trial after there were no objections by the defence.
Senior Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh testified in relation to a post mortem examination he performed on the remains of Lawson. He said that Lawson’s body bore an incised wound just below the middle of the left collar bone.  Dr. Singh stated that from the appearance of the wound a knife was used to inflict it.
Lawson’s cause of death was given as perforation of the heart and lungs due to a stab wound. The prosecution has exhausted all of its witnesses. This trial continues this morning with closing submissions from both sides.

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