The preliminary inquiry into the charges against three men accused of the Kaieteur News grenade attack continued on Friday with more evidence-in-chief from police officers who conducted the investigation.
Alfie Garraway, Janiel Howard, and Leroy Williams are charged with unlawfully and maliciously conspiring with other persons to cause an explosion by way of using a grenade, which was likely to endanger life or cause serious damage to property.
The court heard the evidence-in-chief of two of the prosecution’s witnesses, Kevin Das, an Assistant Superintendent Police, who is attached to the Alberttown Police Station, and Detective Sergeant Robert Henry, of the Criminal Investigation Department and who is attached to the Ruimveldt Police Station.
Das was one of the officers who reportedly made contact with Garraway and arrested him, while Henry testified about Howard’s statement to the police.
The hearing on Friday was the second for the week for the inquiry, which is being presided over by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. Further hearings are now scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday this week.
The grenade, which was thrown near the vehicle of Kaieteur News’ publisher Glen Lall on the night a wake was being held for one of the company’s employees, did not explode.
The police had said that after reviewing surveillance footage, ranks detained a car matching the description of the vehicle along with six suspects, three of whom— Garraway, 36, of Lot 71 Norton Street, Howard, 20, of Lot 322 Section ‘C’ Turkeyen and Leroy Williams, 25, of Lot 11 D’Urban Backlands—were subsequently charged.
