A boat captain was yesterday charged with the murder of his 67-year-old father-in-law.
George Van Sluytman, 36, of Port Kaituma Canal Bank, was charged with murdering Dennis Welcome on July 28th, at Canal Bank, Port Kaituma.
Van Sluytman was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge, which was read to him by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in Georgetown.