Three of the four suspects charged with the murder of electrical engineer Saleem Azeez Abdool, who was shot dead in Prashad Nagar last year, were yesterday committed to stand trial at the High Court.
Glenroy Griffith, Julian Mack and Gerald Warde are charged with murdering Abdool in furtherance of a robbery at Delhi Street, Prashad Nagar on October 19, 2014.
The fourth person who was charged with the crime, Justin Griffith, was freed sometime after being charged since there was no evidence against him.
In concluding the preliminary inquiry into the charge yesterday, Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry in-formed the three men that after reviewing all the evidence brought before the court, there was sufficient evidence to conclude that a prima facie case was made out against them.
Griffith was represented by attorney Peter Hugh, while the other two defendants were unrepresented.
Prosecutor Bharat Mangru led the police’s case at the preliminary inquiry. Abdool, 23, of Lot 33 Delph Street and also of Columbia, Essequibo, died of multiple gunshot wounds to his head, which he sustained in the attack, which occurred at approximately 4:30AM.
Police subsequently combed video footage of the attack from a property in the area, which led to the arrest of the men.
An uncle who viewed the footage had previously told Stabroek News that Abdool, who was initially held at gun-point in front of his residence, ran towards a Knight Rider Company bus parked nearby, only to be shot at in the shoulder. He added that his nephew’s hand slammed onto the parked vehicle, where he hid, until his assailants rode up to the vehicle, spotted him and fired several shots at him. The man said Abdool ran a few steps away but collapsed.
