Vendor charged for killing Sophia resident, remanded

Feb 16, 2021 News

Remanded: Randy Wiggins.

Kaieteur News – A 26-year-old vendor was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of Kevin Andrew Smith, a resident of Sophia, Greater Georgetown. Smith was attacked and stabbed to death at his home last Monday.
The accused, Randy Wiggins, of ‘D’ Field Reserved Dam, Sophia, Greater Georgetown, appeared yesterday at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate, Roschelle Liverpool, where he was not required to plead to the indictable charge that was read to him. The charge alleged that on February 8, at ‘C’ Field Reserve Dam, Sophia, he murdered Smith.
It was reported that around 18:30 hrs. on the day of the incident, the 26-year-old entered Smith’s premises and attacked him.
According to reports, Smith reportedly put up a fight and there was a short scuffle between the two.
Wiggins then armed himself with a knife and stabbed Smith five times – three times to his chest, once to his abdomen and another to his left knee, before escaping from the scene.
The police were summoned to the scene and the man was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he was pronounced dead on arrival. An investigation was launched and the vendor was later captured by police.
The matter was adjourned to March 24, 2021.

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