A 17-year-old, who allegedly murdered Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rank Olijah Chesney on October 14, 2019, was on Tuesday slapped with a murder charge and appeared in the Children’s Court at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
The teen, who resides in Tucville Squatting Area, Georgetown, appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess.
The charge alleged that on October 14, 2019 at Tucville, Squatting Area, Georgetown, while being in company with others, he murdered Olijah Chesney during the course of a robbery.
Reports are the teen and the GDF rank are known to each other. The prosecution is contending that on October 14, Chesney made arrangements with the teen to purchase a motorcycle for G$100,000.
However, when the GDF rank arrived to conduct the transaction, he was relieved of the cash and shot.
According to reports, during the investigation, the teen had conspired with his assailants to rob the deceased. The teen was remanded to the Juvenile Holding Centre and he is scheduled to make his next court appearance November 18.
Initially, it was reported that the deceased was one of the perpetrators who carried out a brazen daylight murder on businessman, Deon Stoll; however, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has since indicated that the incidents were not related.
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