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2NEWS FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2020 | GUYANATIMESGY.COM

Teen in Enmore fatal accident loses memory

– Police yet to find perpetrator

Injured: Christopher Pollard

Fo u r t e e n - y e a r - o l d Christopher Pollard, of Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD), who survived a tragic accident on Sunday that also killed his brother appears to have lost his memory.

The teenager and his 16-year-old brother, Sheldon Cleon Major, were struck down by a speeding motor when he appeared at the Whim Magistrate’s Court for possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition.

Cloyd Davis, 59, of Limlair Village, Corentyne, Region Six (East BerbiceCorentyne) pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that on June 23, he car along the Enmore Public Road.

According to Police, it is unclear exactly what transpired in the fatal crash, since the driver fled the scene, leaving the injured boys on the roadway along with pieces of debris from the vehicle.

However, when emergency services showed up at the scene, one of the young boys was discovered motionless while the other was in a semi-conscious state.

The teens were found with visible injuries about their heads and bodies and were transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital. The elder brother was pronounced dead on arrival while the younger was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in critical condition.

Family members had

Dead: Sheldon Cleon Major

told Guyana Times that doctors at the medical facility had given the injured teen 24 hours to live, but he managed to fight his way to partial recovery although his memory was lost.

Speaking with this newspaper on Thursday, the teen’s father, Jermain Peters explained that his son was walking and talkhad in his possession one .22 revolver and 39 live rounds of .22 ammunition. The court heard that on the day in question at Limlair Village, Police observed Davis was carrying a haversack and acting in a suspicious manner. As such, he was intercepted, and a search was carried out during which the illegal firearm and ammunition were found ing, but has no memory of his family members. “He is also saying things that don’t make sense,” the father related.

“When we went to visit him at the hospital this morning, his words were clear, but his words not making sense. It’s like he is awake and walking and talking, but yet he doesn’t even know what is going on,” the father stressed.

Family members said they were grateful that he was alive, but they were still hopeful he would recover fully. They are also calling on ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to “do their job”, to bring justice to their family.

Up to press time on Thursday, the Police were yet to arrest the person(s) responsible for the fatal ac

Corentyne man charged for illegal firearm, ammo

ACorentyne farmer was on Thursday remanded to prison

Cloyd Davis

cident. along with a quantity of cannabis.

Davis, who made a virtual appearance before Magistrate Renita Singh, also pleaded guilty to the possession of five grams of cannabis charge and was fined $10,000.

He will return to court on July 27 for the gun and ammo possession matter.

Police yet to arrest suspect for neighbour’s murder

Dead: Florence Ford

Almost two months after the shooting death of 59-yearold Florence Ford at West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, the suspect, 18-year-old Timothy Evans is yet to be arrested by the Police for the heinous crime.

Ford, of Lot 24 Front Road, West Ruimveldt, was shot in the left eye after she left her house to check on a commotion between the suspect and another neighbour.

It was reported that on the day in question, at approximately 01:30h, the dead woman’s neighbour Brian Wiltshire and the suspect were engaged in a heated argument over a motorcycle. After hearing the argument between the two men, Ford left her home to make enquiries.

However, the argument turned into a scuffle which saw both men drawing

Wanted: Timothy Evans

weapons – one a cutlass and the other a handgun. In the heated moment, Evans reportedly discharged several rounds, hitting Wiltshire to the right side of his chest and a stray bullet caught Ford in the left eye.

The injured persons were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where they were examined by doctors. Ford, however, succumbed to her injuries.

Meanwhile, the suspect made good his escape and has not been seen since.

One day after the fatal shooting, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) issued a wanted bulletin for his arrest.

At the time, the Police had stated that anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of Evans is asked to contact the Police on telephone numbers 226-1389, 227-2128, 911 or at the nearest Police Station.