A father and son were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on Wednesday charged for the murder of 20-year-old fruit vendor Richard Noel.
The men – 54-year-old James McKenzie and his son, 20-year-old Timothy McKenzie, both of Lot 126 Thomas Street, Kitty, Georgetown, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
It is being alleged that on June 4, 2018, at Stabroek Market, Georgetown, both men murdered Noel, of Lot 39 William Street, Kitty.
The men were remanded to prison. The case will continue on June 29, 2018.
Reports are the murder reportedly stemmed from an old grievance between the now dead man and the younger McKenzie.
The grievance involved the sister of Noel, who the younger McKenzie had reportedly hit, and that resulted in a fight between the two men.
However, on the day of the murder, the men reportedly crossed paths and McKenzie was heard asking Noel if he “wanted a problem”.
Noel reportedly walked away, which allegedly aggravated the father-son pair, who immediately went after him and allegedly stabbed him twice to his chest. When Noel fell, the men reportedly proceeded to stomp on his chest.
Noel was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries one day later.
