Gold miner remanded for murder of co-worker

Apr 20, 2022 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News

By Allyiah Allicock

Kaieteur News – The gold miner, who was arrested for the alleged killing of his co-worker, Roy Harry, at Reserve Baramita, Region One, was on Thursday charged and remanded to prison for the offence.

Dead, Roy Harry

Making his first court appearance was Romel Pritchard of Barimanobo Village, Mabaruma, Region One, who appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate Court via Zoom, where the charge was read to him.
Pritchard was not required to plead to the charge which states that on April 13, last at Reserve Baramita, North West District, he murdered 29-year-old Harry, a father of two, of Wauna, Mabaruma.
The Chief Magistrate, after remanding Pritchard to prison, adjourned the matter to May 3, 2022.
It was reported that on the day of the incident, the two men were imbibing alcohol when things turned deadly following an argument over a woman.
Police in Region One had reported that around 05:50hrs that day, they received a phone call about a stabbing incident that occurred at Reserve Baramita, between 03:00hrs and 04:00hrs that same morning, in which the victim was seriously injured by the suspect, who is his co-worker.
According to police reports, information received revealed that Harry and the suspect worked at the same mining camp. They were reportedly imbibing at New Star Backdam in Reserve, Baramita when a misunderstanding over a female acquaintance ensued.
Following the misunderstanding, reports are that the two left together for their mining camp and thereafter got into another argument, which resulted in the suspect allegedly assaulting the victim and stabbing him with a knife.
Police reported that earlier that morning, sometime around 04:00 hours, the suspect related the situation to another co-worker, Michael Green, a 48-year-old mechanic of No. 53 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. After relating the incident to Green, the suspect then left the camp claiming that he was going to the police station to report the matter.
After hearing of the incident, Green immediately rushed over to the camp and made checks for Harry where he observed him lying motionless on the ground with what appeared to be a stab wound to his chest. Green then reported the matter to the police via telephone.
Ranks of the Baramita Police Station were immediately deployed to the location to conduct an investigation. At around 08:00 hrs, the suspect was seen walking along a trail at Reserve, Baramita which was not leading to the direction of the police station.
Pritchard was subsequently arrested and taken into custody.
A close relative of the deceased had told this publication that Harry, who has been in the backdam for some time, had planned on going home for Easter. The relative stated that his cousin was going home to finish off the final set of works on his home. Harry, who was described as a very funny and jovial person, was the breadwinner for his family. He leaves to mourn his two daughters, wife and other relatives.

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