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GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Man charged for Campbellville double-murder A WEEK after 61-yearold Deonarine Liliah and 28-year-old Okmar Liliah were killed at their Craig Street, Campbellville home, a 30-year-old man was charged for their death. Orland Douglas of Campbellville appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and was not required to plead to the two charges, which alleged that between July 7, 2018 and July 10, 2018 at Craig Street, Campbellville,
he murdered the two men during the course of a robbery. Douglas was represented by attorney Melville Duke, who told the court that his client was unlawfully detained by the police for the last week. Duke further stressed that his client was picked up by the crime scene and was simply an onlooker trying to get a glimpse of what was ongoing. “You (Douglas) look like a suspect,” the attorney told
Orland Douglas
the court must have been the
thoughts and actions of the police when they wrongfully profiled his client. But, Police Prosecutor Inspector Gordon Mansfield quickly got to his feet and debunked the lawyer’s claims, as he told the court that the police managed to trace one of the victim’s cellphone which was stolen from the home back to Douglas. Also, that Douglas was positively pointed out to the police during an identification
parade as one of the alleged killers. Douglas while standing calmly in the prisoners docks was remanded to prison until July 31. According to reports, the father and son were last seen alive on July 7 at their Craig Street, Campbellville home, however, three days later after a fowl stench was emitting from upstairs the decomposing bodies were discovered. The tenant had observed
that her landlord was missing and had summoned the police. Upon their arrival they found the upstairs back door was open and found the bodies of the men. Police managed to recover CCTV footage which showed an unidentified male jumping the western fence and entering the home. A post mortem report revealed that the victims had been stabbed a total of 66 times.
Cuba plane crash: Leasing company blames Mexican crew A plane crash in Cuba which killed 112 people was caused by “human error”, the Mexican charter company which owns the plane says. Damojh Airlines said a study of the data recorders showed the Boeing 737 had taken off too steeply.
Mexican pilots’ union ASPA said Damojh’s statement, which was released before the official investigation has concluded, was “irresponsible”. The crash was one of the worst to happen in the Caribbean for decades. The Boeing 737 and its Mexican
crew had been leased from Damojh by Cuban state airline Cubana when it came down 20km (12 miles) south of the Cuban capital, Havana. Eyewitnesses described seeing the jet burst into flames before crashing into a field close to a wooded area
near Havana’s main airport. Damojh said in a statement that “the crew took off at a very steep angle creating a lack of lift which caused the aircraft to plunge”. The company said it was basing its assessment on data from the plane’s data recorders which had been extracted by a team made up of investigators from Cuba, Mexico and the US, and representatives from Boeing and engine manufacturers Pratt & Whitney.
‘Defending their interests’ However, the results of the investigation have yet to be released, Mexico’s civil aviation authority said. A spokesman for the Mexican pilots’ union said Damojh was “just looking to defend their interests” by blaming the crew before the investigation had been concluded. Following the accident on 18 May, two former pilots for the company came forward to allege that Damojh had
a poor maintenance record. Mexico’s civil aviation authority suspended the company’s operations in the wake of the accident. It said the suspension would remain in place pending the outcome of the investigation. Most of the victims were Cuban, including 10 evangelical pastors and their spouses. Of the 113 people on board, 110 died on impact. Of the three initial survivors, two later died in hospital. (BBC)
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