Second suspect remanded for murder of Kaneville man

Oct 22, 2021 News

Kaieteur News – The second suspect implicated in the murder of Nelson Thomas, a miner of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was on Monday remanded to prison for the offence.The defendant, 25-year-old Seon Caesar, called ‘Ratty’ appeared in the Diamond/Grove Magistrate’s Court before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman.

Murder suspect, Seon Caesar

He was not required to plead to the charge, which stated that on September 9, 2021, at Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, he murdered Thomas during the course or furtherance of a robbery.
He was remanded to prison until November 17, 2021.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) had issued a wanted bulletin for the suspect. In an update, the GPF stated that the suspect was taken to Regional Division Four ‘B’ Headquarters by his lawyer and handed over to police.
Kaieteur News had reported that on the night of September 9, 2021, less than a week after Thomas had travelled out from the interior to sign for his newborn baby, that opportunity was taken away from him, after bandits pounced on him and robbed him of his gold chain and his cell phone. The father of one was stabbed fatally during the attack.

Dead, Nelson Thomas.

It was reported by the police that the miner was killed sometime around 21:30hrs that night. He was killed reportedly after he left his Fourth Field, Kaneville home, where he resided with his wife, his newborn son, and his mother.
The man had left his home to visit his uncle who lives at Second Street, Kaneville. This publication had reported that during an interview with Thomas’ relatives, they related that the deceased’s wife had given birth to a baby boy several days before Thomas returned home. As such, they stated, Thomas, who spends most of his time in Cuyuni, Region Seven, travelled out so that he could sign papers for his son.
“He left home to go by his uncle, who had promised him something. He only came out this week and today [September 10, 2021], he had planned to go sign for his one and only child,” Thomas’ aunt said. She further stated that after he left home, his wife had called him to inquire when he would return. It was at this point Thomas reportedly told his wife that he was 15 minutes away, and that he will be home soon. They noted that minutes later, they got the news that Thomas was found dead with a knife wound to his chest.
It was reported that when they went to the scene, they saw Thomas lying on his back in a pool of blood with his eyes and mouth open. The miner’s body was then escorted to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
On Friday, September 17, 2021, Leroy Griffith, the first suspect, was remanded to prison for the murder of 36-year-old Thomas called ‘Nelo’. The matter was called in the Diamond/Grove Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Sunil Scarce.
He was not required to plead to the indictable charge, and is expected to make his next court appearance on October 26, 2021.