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GWI worker charged with murder
An employee of the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) was yesterday remanded to prison after he allegedly stabbed a man to death following a dispute over a woman with whom they both once shared a relationship.
Nigel Thomas
Nigel Thomas appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to have the charge read to him.
He was not required to plead to the indictable charge, which read that on December 30, 2019 at Guyhoc, Georgetown, Thomas murdered Kyle Chase.
The accused was represented by Attorney-at-law Adrian Thompson. The lawyer told the court that Thomas is a 20-year-old resident of 136 James Street Albouystown.
The attorney mentioned that during the incident, his client received a wound to the head and stitches to the wound while a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
He further claimed that since Thomas was arrested, he did not receive medical attention and as a result he suffers from headaches. Thompson also said that his client denies killing the deceased and has no recollection of committing the act.
Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield stated that the parties are known to each other as at separate times they were both involved in a relationship with a young lady.
On the day in question, about 23:00hrs the accused, the victim and others found themselves at the home of the young lady. During that time, an argument erupted which subsequently led to a fight.
The deceased received a stab wound to the neck and other parts of his body. Thomas also received injuries as a result of the fight.
The court heard that Thomas received a wound to the head which was allegedly done with a beer bottle. The court was further told that the accused reportedly used a motorcycle, which is in police custody, to get to the scene of the incident.
Both parties were taken to the hospital and Chase was pronounced dead on arrival while Thomas was admitted to receive treatment.
Chief Magistrate McLennan then ordered that the motorcycle be photographed and returned to the family of the accused before she remanded him to prison and adjourned the matter to January 28, 2020.
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