A co-worker of murdered Gafoor’s manager Terry Lackhan was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with killing him.
In a city courtroom that was packed with Lackhan’s relatives and police, David Outar, 24, of 369 Foulis, East Coast Demerara, was not required to plead to the charge, which stated that on July 21, at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, he murdered Lackhan during the course or furtherance of a robbery.
Outar, who was unrepresented by a lawyer, was read the charge by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.
Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones told the court that the police file was complete and a post-mortem report remains outstanding.
Outar was subsequently remanded to jail until August 23 for a report. The case was transferred to Georgetown Magistrate’s Court Three.
Lackhan, 55, was found dead by a neighbour in his Herstelling home last Thursday with a rope around his neck.
The neighbour, who had heard a commotion in Lackhan’s upper flat, later became suspicious when she saw an individual running out of the yard.
She ventured upstairs to check on Lackhan, since calls made to him went unanswered, and found his body in a room with a rope around his neck. The police were then summoned.
Outar, who was the prime suspect, was arrested shortly after the discovery.
Police are still making efforts to apprehend an alleged accomplice, who had managed to escape.
Both of the suspects were employed as labourers at the Gafoor’s Industrial Complex at Beterverwagting, where Lackhan was a manager.
