Two prime suspects in the fatal stabbing of Covent Garden teen Brian Charles Yearwood were on Monday morning hauled before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on a joint charge of murder.
The charge stated that Shannon Cox, 20, and Andy Damel Peters, 17, unlawfully murdered the 16-year -old on April 29, 2017 at Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
It was previously reported that Yearwood was fatally stabbed in the chest, in the compound of the Covent Garden Nursery School, during a concert hosted by the school.
His grieving mother related that at the time of the incident, her son was sitting on a bench with a few others when a group of older boys started to tease them. She said the boys with whom Brian was sitting subsequently got up and moved away, but he remained.
The perpetrators, upon seeing him alone, approached him and began mocking him and allegedly attacking him with bottles, after which the teen ran seeking protection in the direction of some teachers. Yearwood was followed and stabbed in the presence of the teachers. One of the suspects reportedly plunged into his chest and then pulled it out. The injured boy began to run, and collapsed a short distance away.
