The trial of five men charged with the robbery of Justice Nicola Pierre and her family continued yesterday with a voir dire to determine the admissibility of written and oral statements allegedly made by Daymeion Millington, one of the accused.
Millington, who appeared unrepresented at the Better Hope Community Centre, where the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court is temporarily housed, began his testimony as it related to the statements he allegedly made on July 16 at the Criminal Investigation Department, Eve Leary.
Millington, Nicholas Narine, Premnauth Samaroo, Warren McKenzie, and Anthony David are on trial for allegedly robbing the judge and her husband, Mohammed Chan, of cash and articles amounting to over $3.6 million, as well as shooting at security guard Ron Peters on July 9, 2015.
Adams and Flatts had previously testified that Millington, while under caution, told them that he had not robbed Justice Pierre and her family. According to Adams, Millington told him, “Officer is not me, is Morrison, Grandfather, Dwight, Yankee and two other males….” After hearing this, Adams said, he then made an entry in the CID’s diary and then asked Millington if he wished to make a written statement. However, he said Millington told him that he couldn’t write well and that he should write the statement for him. Adams had related to the court that he took Millington’s statement in the presence of a Sergeant Flatts and after reading it over to Millington and having him go over it himself, Millington signed his name to the written statement.
Morrison was killed in a shootout with the police at Craig, East Bank Demerara, last July. Prior to his death, Morrison, 29, called ‘Mappy,’ was wanted by police for questioning in relation to investigations into the murder of Dwayne Kennedy, which occurred on March 14, 2015, at Golden Grove.
Trial continues on February 29.
