The two Pritipaul Singh Investments (PSI) fisheries complex workers accused of the murder of their colleague Mark Solomon at McDoom were yesterday remanded to prison after being arraigned on the indictable charge.
The allegation against Sheldon Bowen, 36, of Water Street, Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara and Leon Munroe, 29, is that on June 12 at McDoom, East Bank Demerara, they murdered Mark Solomon.
The jointly-charged duo was not required to plead to the capital offence of murder when it was read to them by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Behary at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
Police Prosecutor Philip Sheriff who presented the facts of the case said that on the day in question, the three had an argument.
Sheriff related to the court that during the argument, Solomon chopped one of the defendants. The defendants, he said, were armed with knives and inflicted injury on the deceased who later died.
The accused were unrepresented by counsel.
The presiding magistrate ordered the file to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and that the prosecution summons its witnesses for commencement of the preliminary inquiry which is set for July 16 when the matter will be called again.
According to reports, the fight between the men began at the PSI complex and ended in Cross Street, McDoom, where the bloody scene told the story of the violence. Solomon called “Taunty,” 36, of Non Pareil Street, Albouystown, had in the past featured on the undercard of several professional fights locally. Family members told this newspaper that he was a welterweight boxer and fought for various gyms, including the Republican and the Young Achievers and he also represented the Guyana Defence Force and the Guyana Prison Service.
