Two years on, disappointment and pain continue to mar the lives of the parents of Courtney Crum-Ewing, who was murdered in what many believe was a politically-motivated hit.
About a dozen people gathered in front of the Office of the Attorney General after noon yesterday in commemoration of the second death anniversary of Crum-Ewing. The location is significant because for months leading up to his death, he had stood there alone in protest, demanding the resignation of then attorney general Anil Nandlall.
The source of Crum-Ewing’s disgust, which led to his protest action, was a taped telephone conversation between Nandlall and Kaieteur News reporter Leonard Gildarie that surfaced in October 2014. On the tape, Nandlall could be heard making inflammatory remarks and speaking of a female reporter in a derogatory manner.
On March 10th, 2015, 40-year-old Crum-Ewing, a father of three, was gunned down in Diamond Housing Scheme on the East Bank Demerara while urging residents to vote at the upcoming May 11th elections.