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Attempted murder accused freed
George Dover was yesterday acquitted of attempted murder after a jury returned a not guilty verdict in relation to the offence.
Dover was accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Kester Yamster on April 10, 2015 at Eccles, with intent to commit murder.
An alternative indictment for wounding with intent to maim, disfigure or cause grievous bodily harm was also presented against Dover.
Following deliberations by the jury yesterday, Dover was freed of both charges.
The trial was conducted before Justice Navindra Singh at the Georgetown High Court. On Tuesday, Yamster, who was stabbed three times, allegedly by Dover, told the court that his attacker owes him money for a toque he had given to him.
Freed: George Dover
Yamster, of CC Eccles, East Bank Demerara, told the court that prior to the stabbing, he and Dover played football together for about a year and Dover had owed him $1,500 for the toque he had taken from him with a promise to pay later.
According to the witness, during a football match, Dover pushed him down and began laughing, after which he told him to never speak to him again after paying the money
Recalling April 10, 2015, Yamster said that he was at home doing laundry around 17:00hrs, when some friends came to his residence appealing for him to accompany them to play football.
Yamster recalled that after he finished doing laundry, he and his friends met up at a ‘plantain chip shop’—not too far from his home—where he purchased a pack of chips.
At the plantain chip shop, Yamster stated that he spoke with one of his friends who later rode off on a bicycle. He told the court that soon after, “I saw a shadow passing me. I turned to see who it was. So when I turned back, I saw Mr. Dover hand coming at me. It (the hand) came at me three times.”
Recounting that he placed his hands on his chest and saw blood upon removing it, Yamster related, “I turned to two of my friends and told them that I was bleeding. When I raised my head, I saw Mr. Dover running in the northern direction.”
He stated that there was nothing blocking him from seeing Dover’s face, which he looked at for about 10 seconds.
Continuing his testimony, Yamster told the court that he ran home and sat down on the parapet where he lost consciousness. He said that when he regained consciousness, he was at the Georgetown Public Hospital being pushed in a wheelchair prior to undergoing surgery. Corroborating Yamster’s story was his mother, Keisha Leitch, who said that her son was kept in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after undergoing surgery. The mother added that her son was discharged five days later and she noticed injuries on his upper left side chest.
During the trial, Dover was represented by Attorneys-at-law George Thomas and Gary Best in association with Nekeisha Persaud.
Appearing for the state are Prosecutor Tiffin Lyken, Abigail Gibbs and Shawnette Austin.
Upon his arraignment, Dover pleaded not guilty to the charge.
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