THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2021
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News Taxi driver killed, body dumped at Ogle A
53-year-old taxi driver was on Wednesday found dead at Block 1 Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Dead is Kenrick Trim of Belfield Housing Scheme, ECD. According to Police, Trim’s body was found at 09:00h at the end of Cul-deSac Street. Police have since said that the man’s body appeared to have been dumped from a silver grey Toyota Premio car, HC 5311, which was parked a short distance away. It is suspected that the taxi driver was killed during the execution of a robbery. Trim was wearing a gold chain and ring when he left his home on Wednesday morning, but when his body was found his jewellery was missing. The man’s son, Kenrick
Trim Jr told Guyana Times on Wednesday that he received a call from his mother about 11:00h informing
him the Police had said that they had found his father’s body at Block 1 Ogle popularly known as “Pradoville”.
olice have launched a probe into the wounding of Ricardo Mahadeo of Silk Cotton Dam, Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), Region Three (Essequibo IslandsWest Demerara) who was stabbed to his chest. The incident occurred on Tuesday around 21:20h at Vergenoegen, EBE. Based on reports received, the 27-year-old Mahadeo had left his residence around 12:00h and gone to his aunt’s residence, where upon arrival he met his sister, her
boyfriend, and two cousins, who began consuming alcohol. It is alleged that the man gave his sister $1000 to buy a drink; however, after a few hours had passed with no sign of the beverage, an argument ensured. It was at that time that his sister’s boyfriend intervened as the peacemaker. Mahadeo told Police that his sister took a bottle that she had in her possession, and dealt him a lash to the left side of his head, causing him to sustain injuries. He reported that in
anger the woman also took a piece of the same broken bottle and dealt him a stab to his chest. The Police were summoned to the scene and the victim was rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital. He was seen by a doctor on duty, treated and referred to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he was admitted a patient in stable condition. Mahadeo’s sister went into hiding, but her boyfriend was arrested as investigations continue. (G9)
The young Trim said he immediately left work and went to the scene, where he met a detective there. “I went to Sparendaam Station because that was in the vicinity; when I got there, they told me that the Police did not come back from the scene and that I should go there… I went and I saw the CID rank there and he told me that my father had some bores on his skin and it looked as though they punched him in his face,” the grieving son related. The young man said when his father was found he was lying alongside his car, and was bleeding from
his mouth. He said that his father would usually work taxi in the vicinity of Hinck Street, Georgetown, and had been working out of the location for about 10 years to take care of his family. His father, he added, had never been robbed previously. According to the man’s son, his father left home on Wednesday morning for work, and he dropped his wife at the passport office, on the way. He said that was the last time his father was seen alive. “It looked like whoever was the suspect, tried to escape with the car… they didn’t get to escape with the
car because of the mud. The car was stuck in the mud,” Trim Jr related. The family said the man’s death came as a shock, because he left home on Wednesday morning full of life. “This has left everybody in shock knowing that everybody saw him this morning joyful, making jokes with my mother… this really shocked everybody,” the young man said. He added that the family was hoping that the perpetrators would be discovered so that they could get justice. Police have since launched an investigation.
Dead: Kenrick Trim
Public harassment Woman stabs brother during row over $1000 by minibus touts P Dear Editor, This letter seeks to shed light on the plight that many public transportation users are forced to endure daily by bus touts. Allow me to highlight one particular instance where I was on the bus park attempting to get into a minibus. Out of nowhere, I was aggressively approached by four men, forcibly beckoning me to enter the minibus they were touting. And if that isn’t terrible enough, one of the men even grabbed onto the bag I was carrying.
Much to my dismay, none of these men were wearing masks but yet they stood seemingly less than two feet away from me, with little to no consideration for my personal space or regard for the COVID-19 safety protocols and guidelines. The whole ordeal was quite traumatising for me. Both children and the elderly are subjected to this same awful treatment at the hands of these touts. This practice is beyond unacceptable The whole situation begs the question, what plans do
the relevant authorities such as the Guyana Police Force and the Minibus Association have to curb this issue which boils down to gross harassment? In my opinion and I am certain that my fellow Guyanese share the same sentiments, these touts need to be removed immediately. I urgently call on the Guyana Police Force to address this matter which continues to cause distress and annoyance to citizens. Sincerely, TC Graham
