John Caesar, a chef of Lot 227 East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown, was on Wednesday charged and remanded to prison for the murder of 32-year-old Linden businessman, Romel Edison “Eddie” Gomes.
Thirty-five-year-old Caesar made his first court appearance before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Linden Magistrate’s Court and was also charged for disorderly behaviour. The charge was instituted after he behaved in a disorderly manner in the said courtroom after the matter was called on Wednesday.
Additionally, Caesar was also sentenced to two years in prison in absentia after he was found guilty of a robbery committed at Lethem some time ago. It is alleged that on Monday, March 12, 2018, he inflicted injuries on Edison Gomes at his Lot 53 Wismar Housing Scheme, Wismar causing his death. After the matter was called, Caesar started yelling and behaving in a disorderly manner in the courtroom, which led to him being taken back downstairs to the prisoners’ holding cell. The case was adjourned until May 2.
Caesar, who was the prime suspect in the murder case, was positively identified as an eyewitness after his arrest in the vicinity of Carmichael Street, Georgetown, last Wednesday. On the day of Gomes’ murder, Caesar was reportedly one of two persons seen at the home of the dead man. The businessman was reportedly heard arguing with Caesar and another man prior to his death.
It was reported that during the argument, a loud explosion was heard, and the suspects later fled the scene in Gomes’ motor car – PVV 2057 – which was parked in front of his shop. Gomes was later discovered in a pool of blood with his hands bound in front of him and a bandana tied around his mouth. He was found with a suspected gunshot injury to his right temple, a small laceration on top of his head and another lacerated wound to the neck. A post-mortem examination later gave his cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head. His car was recovered intact at One Mile, Wismar, Linden, the day after his murder. (Utamu Belle)
