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‘Nasty Man’ gets 51 years jail for ‘Warlock’ footballer murder

Jul 06, 2018 News

Delon Henry, called ‘Nasty Man,’ has been jailed for 51 years for the murder of ‘Back Circle’ footballer, Dexter Griffith. Last month, Henry was found guilty of the murder following a trial before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Georgetown High Court.
Yesterday, Justice Kissoon proceeded to impose the sentence, following the presentation of a probation report. The report gave the Court insight into Henry’s upbringing and criminal background.
According to the report, Henry grew up in a single-parent household; his father played no role in his upbringing. During his teen years, he was held for several crimes and thereafter incarcerated.
While in jail, he was known to be abusive to his fellow inmates and had a negative influence on his cellmates.
After listening to the report, Justice Kissoon imposed the sentence which started with a base of 50 years. The judge deducted three years for the time Henry spent on remand, pending his trial. Four years was added, taking into consideration aggravating factors which included cruelty, premeditation and the use of a firearm in the commission of the crime.
The incident occurred at East Ruimveldt, (Warlock/ Back Circle) Georgetown on September 29, 2015. The well known 36-year-old footballer, formerly of Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara, was shot nine times about the body by two gunmen. He was subsequently found lying in a drain by his mother, Lavern Griffith.
During the trial, State Prosecutors, Lisa Cave and Orinthia Schmidt called several witnesses, among them, Police Corporal Munilall Persaud.
Persaud testified that on October 6, 2015, he was performing duties when he received certain instructions from Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Trevor Reid.
Based on what he was told by his superior, Corporal Persaud told the court that he contacted Henry who was in custody at CID, Headquarters.
The witness told the court that in his presence, ASP Reid informed Henry that he would be conducting an identification parade and that his photograph will be placed among those of other persons of similar description.
The court heard from the police witness that Henry was informed that investigation into the murder of Griffith was the reason for his photograph being placed on an identification parade. The witness disclosed that the murder accused was cautioned and had no objections to this being done.
Detailing the lineup of the identification parade, Corporal Persaud recalled that a photograph of Henry was placed in the #10 position and that Keshawn Griffith, the brother of the deceased, later went on to point out Henry as a suspect in the killing.
He added that Henry was once again cautioned by ASP Reid, who had informed him that he was identified as a suspect.
During cross-examination by Attorney -at-law, for the murder accused, Adrian Thompson, it was put to Corporal Persaud that Henry did not tell ASP Reid he had “no problem” with the identification parade. In fact, the lawyer suggested to the witness that his client had only told police that his photograph was published, the day (on October 5, 2015) prior to the identification parade, in the newspapers in which he was labelled a suspect.
Henry had consistently stated that he was nowhere close to where the shooting took place.
“I living till on the East Bank (of Demerara), and I don’t even know the area, ‘Warlock’,” he said in his defence.
He said that during his time in police custody, he complained to police ranks and he told them, “I don’t know about this murder. I did not shoot anybody.”

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