Father, son freed of manslaughter
Justice Roxanne George upheld no-case submissions in the High Court yesterday in a manslaughter case where a father and son were on trial for killing a relative at Chinese Landing on the Barama River back in 2005, ruling that the case could not be sent to the jury.
But before releasing the men Justice George pointed out that drinking led to what happened and advised them to refrain from the practice. She spoke directly to the younger accused telling him that he has to change his behaviour.
Gordon Creame and his son Aubrey Creame walked out of the court beaming after thanking the judge. Both men were indicted on a joint manslaughter charge for killing Wilbert Daniels on November 1, 2005.
The prosecution led by state counsel Kara Duff-Yehudah had set out to prove that the younger Creame and his father inflicted injuries on the deceased that resulted in his death following a falling out on the day in question.