Travis Anthony Crandon yesterday told the court how he saw murder accused Charles Henry, remove a shiny gun from his waist, before squeezing the trigger in the direction of Errol Lindo .
“The sound of ‘bang, bang’ , erupted. Nothing blocked me. It was a clear view”‘, he recalled whilst demonstrating the accused’s action, in the presence of Justice Franklyn Holder and the jury at the Berbice Assizes yesterday.
Crandon, was at the time testifying at the trial of United States citizen and Berbice businessman Henry, called Bristol , even as a bee buzzed around the defence team’s table. The ring tones from the jury foreman’s cellular phone along with that of a visitor was another disturbance during the witness’ evidence in chief.
Henry, is accused of fatally shooting Lindo called Son Son , during a demolition exercise at Lot 1 Caracas , West Canje Berbice on April 16, 2014.
Earlier, the witness recalled speaking to the accused on the day of the incident at approximately 1500hrs , as he [ the witness] was going for his cows.
Led by State Prosecutor Natasha Backer, the witness said the accused had informed him of a relative’s intention of purchasing his [the witness’] land behind his back. But, the witness replied saying, no one could get the land, as it was already occupied by him.
After taking his cattle home, he said he rode his bicycle towards the Vryheid Road in the southern direction, when he saw Lindo exiting a car with a haversack on his shoulder. The witness said that Henry shot at Lindo shortly after the latter entered his yard.
Responding to lead defence attorney Nigel Hughes, the witness acknowledged that there was bad blood between himself and the accused.
Further, Crandon agreed that the story related before the judge and jury differs from what was related to the police and the Magistrate at the Preliminary Inquiry.
He admitted that the land on which he has his cow pen was not owned by him, neither did he rent it, neither did he get permission from anyone to occupy the land. However, he vehemently denied receiving a letter from the accused’s lawyer informing him that the land was owned by Henry.
The trial is continuing.
