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GUYANA CHRONICLE Saturday, November 10, 2018
Pork-knocker remanded for allegedly beheading brother-in-law
ANTHONY King, a 25-year-old pork-knocker on Friday appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman charged for the gruesome murder of his brother-in-law whom he allegedly beheaded at a
Anthony King Section ‘C’ Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home. King was not required to plead to the capital offence which alleged that on November 5, 2018, at Section ‘C’ Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD), he murdered Justin Peterkin, 39. King showed no remorse as the charge was being read to him and was remanded to prison until November 23, when he will appear before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. According to a police report Peterkin, an electri-
cian and father of one who resides at Paradise Village, East Coast Demerara and King visited the Golden Grove property on Monday. Shortly after the occupants David King, a 51-year-old contractor, and his daughter Cassandra King, (father and sister of the suspect) left for work, an eye witness reportedly saw the alleged perpetrator chopping his inlaw in the yard. An alarm was raised and the suspect left the scene but was promptly arrested by the police, who were summoned. The body which bore multiple wounds to the neck, head and shoulder, was taken to the Lyken Funeral Home, where it is awaiting a post-mortem. At the scene of the crime, a trail of blood at the entrance to the home greeted
Dead: Justin Peterkin
Lucky Jamal
AFTER spending almost a year on remand a 21-yearold former Guyana Defence Force lance corporal on Friday walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court a free man after having a gun and ammunition charge against him dismissed . Jamal Hazel, 22, of ‘A’ Field, Sophia, was charged for being in possession of an unlicensed .38 pistol along with nine matching rounds on January 13, at Middle Road,La Penitence, Georgetown. Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman found that the prosecution failed to prove that Hazel had knowledge, control or possession of the firearm which are key elements of the charge. These were brought to the court’s attention by defence counsel Ravindra Mohabir. Mohabir also told the court that his client was beaten and forced by the police to sign the caution statement. The magistrate then ruled that there was insufficient evidence in the case and dismissed the charges against Hazel. A few months ago, Hazel was also freed by Magistrate
Freed: Jamal Hazel Latchman of three armed robbery charges when the victims refused to give evidence against him; he was also freed from similar charges at the Providence Magistrate’s Court. According to the facts of the case, on January 13, policemen acting on information went to a house at Middle Road, La Penitence and found the gun. Hazel, was not at home, but his aunt told the police that the firearm belonged to her nephew. The lance corporal denied all of the charges while his then attorney George Thomas told the court that his client was on duty at Camp Stephenson, Timehri, when most of the robberies were perpetrated.
investigators. One neighbour told the Guyana Chronicle that the alleged perpetrator Anthony King, visited his father’s home on Sunday night. While at the home, it was said that Anthony bore a strong marijuana odour and was acting strangely, entering the bedrooms and peering under the beds.
However, his father monitored him as he slept over. The following morning, Justin Peterkin who is the father of Cassandra’s child, visited the home and commenced electrical work at a neighbour’s residence. The neighbour further explained that Cassandra, her two children and her father
had left for work leaving Peterkin and Anthony King at the home. Daniel Boutrin, a 20-year-old mason of Guyhoc Park said he visited the mother of his child and was cooking while his reputed wife was hanging clothes in the front yard. It was then he heard a sound coming from
the neighbour’s yard. Consequently, he looked into the neighbour’s yard and saw Anthony King inside the yard groaning loudly with a hammer in his hand. Minutes after, he saw Anthony King standing over Peterkin chopping away on his neck with the aid of a hammer.