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Man charged for Enmore fatal accident

More than one week last Friday, confirmed that after the fatal acthe teen died due to the imcident at Enmore, pact of a vehicle. East Coast Demerara, Steven Meanwhile, Pollard sufPierre was on Tuesday arfered a fractured hip, broraigned for the crime when ken spine, and injuries to the he appeared at the Cove and chest and skull. The teen has John Magistrate’s Court. been discharged and is re

Pierre was charged for sponsive. causing the death 16-year old The boys were last seen Sheldon Cleon Major, failing at home by their aunt Jaisa to report an accident, failing James before she left to run to render assistance and failan errand. Upon returning, ing to stop after an accident. the woman said she received

The man appeared at the Dead: Sheldon Cleon Major Injured: Christopher Pollard a phone call informing her Cove and John Magistrate’s that the teenagers were inCourt before Magistrate were arrested and a car imsemi-conscious state at the volved in a serious accident. Azore where all the charges pounded, following the hit time. They both had visible When she arrived at the were read to him. He pleaded and run accident on June injuries about their heads scene, James said she found not guilty and was granted 21 at about 19:00h at the and bodies and were rushed the two boys lying motionbail in the sum of $575,000. Enmore Public Road. to the Georgetown Public lessly on the road. Relatives He is expected to make his next court appearance on Reports are Major and his brother, 14-yearHospital where Major was pronounced dead. were informed that a silver car had hit the young men, July 14 for report and fixold Christopher Pollard, A post-mortem examinabut no one was able to identiture. were found lying motiontion (PME) done on the body fy the driver.

On Friday last, Pierre less on the northern edge of of Major by Government paAn update will be providalong with another suspect the road. Pollard was in a thologist Dr Nehaul Singh ed soon.

Miner arraigned for killing “peacemaker” A miner, who allegedly stabbed a “peacemaker” to death after he Police stated that on June 21, 2020, at Turtle Creek Landing, Mazaruni River, body and neck. As a result of the injuries, he fell onto the ground intervened in a domestic dishe murdered “Rakesh” of and remained in a pool of pute, appeared at the Bartica Mahaicony, East Coast blood until he was picked up Magistrate’s Court where he Demerara (ECD). and taken to a medical facilwas arraigned for murder. It was reported that ity in the area where he was 52-year-old Dionysius the accused and his reputpronounced dead on arrival. Macdeo, also known as ed wife were involved in a Macdeo had fled the “Niggi,” of Lethem and of physical altercation during scene but was subsequently Turtle Creek, Mazaruni which “Rakesh” intervened. arrested by lawmen and has River, Region Seven It was then that the sussince confessed to the hei(Cuyuni-Mazaruni), appect armed himself with a nous crime. peared before Magistrate knife and turned on Rakesh, Magistrate Lambert reCrystal Lambert via Skype who put up a fight. During manded Macdeo to prison, and was not required to the scuffle between the men, and he will make his next plead to the indictable the suspect stabbed Rakesh court appearance on July charge. Remanded: Dionysius Macdeo multiple times about his 17, 2020.

Murder accused pleads guilty to fatal stabbing of drinking buddy

Remanded: Imran Daniels

A25-year-old man entered a guilty plea in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Alex Daniels when the trial continued at the High Court on Monday before Justice Brassington Reynolds.

The murder reportedly occurred on February 13, 2019, at Frenchman Backdam, Mabura, Region 10 (Upper DemeraraBerbice).

The accused, Imran Daniels, who was committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder, reportedly told the court that he does not want to waste time and admitted to committing the act on the day in question.

State Prosecutors Teriq Mohammed and Tyra Bakker had told the court that on the day in question, the accused, the victim and another man were imbibing at a shop at Frenchman Backdam, Upper Demerara River.

However, Daniels and

Dead: Alex Daniels

the now dead man were involved in a heated argument which eventually turned into an altercation.

During the argument, the suspect armed himself with a knife and stabbed the victim. The stabbing was reportedly witnessed by Thakur Persaud, who told investigators that he heard the now dead teen telling Daniels, “Look ya jook meh! Ya jook meh!”.

The prosecutors contended that Persaud got out of his hammock and went to the aid of the injured man and it was then he discovered a black-handled knife lying next to him.

After the ordeal, Daniels attempted to flee the scene but was pursued and apprehended by lawmen.

Daniels was represented by Attorney-at-Law Ravindra Mohabir.

The accused will return to court on July 20, for the presentation of a probation report before sentencing is handed down.

Criminal charges filed against Lowenfield

...for wilful breach of public trust, conspiracy to commit fraud

Acitizen has filed private criminal charges against embattled Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield, for wilfully breaching the trust of the public by submitting a fraudulent report to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) with fabricated figures that invalidated over 115,000 votes instead of using the results emanating from the National Recount as instructed.

The “Misconduct in Public Office contrary to the Common Law” charge was filed on Tuesday with the Guyana Police Force.

The citizen, Desmond Morian, is contending that Lowenfield, while performing his duties as CEO of GECOM, ascertained the results of the March 2 elections “knowing the said results to be false, the said willful misconduct amounting to a breach of the public’s trust in the office of the Chief Elections Officer of GECOM).”

In addition, another criminal charge has been filed against CEO Lowenfield for conspiracy to commit fraud.

This new charge, filed by Daniel Josh Kanhai, a member of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP), reads that “the accused between the 5th day of March and 23rd day of June 2020 at Georgetown in

Desmond Morian

the Georgetown Magisterial District, County of Demerara, State of Guyana conspired with person(s) unknown to commit the common law offence of fraud, to wit, by representing to the Guyana Elections Commission, that tables attached to his Election Report dated 23rd June 2020 accurately reflected the true results of the said election, in order to materially alter the results of the said election with intent to defraud knowing the said tabulation to be false.”

In Lowenfield’s report, the CEO had claimed that the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) coalition garnered 171,825 votes while the PPP/C gained 166,343 votes.

How the CEO arrived at those figures is unknown, since the certified results from the legally conducted recount exercise supervised by GECOM and a high-level team from the Caribbean Community (Caricom) pellucidly show that the PPP/C won with 233,336 votes while the APNU/AFC garnered 217,920.

In fact, he was clearly instructed by GECOM Chair, (retd) Justice Claudette Singh to use the recount figures to prepare his final elections report, which would have paved the way

Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield

for PPP/C to be officially declared the winner of the March 2 General and Regional Elections.

Lowenfield’s attempt to alter the results of the results and deny the will of the people comes on the heels of two previous attempts he made to give legitimacy to the fraudulent declarations of Mingo.

Mingo, during the tabulation of votes following the March 2 elections, used figures which were heavily inflated in favour of the APNU/ AFC coalition – vastly differ

Daniel Josh Kanhai

ing from the official numbers recorded on the Statements of Poll (SoPs).

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