A convict was yesterday charged with killing a “drinking buddy,” who had gone to the aid of a woman who had been screaming for help.
Lexroy Garraway, aka ‘Bam Bam,’ 37, stood before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, who read the murder charge to him in a Georgetown court.
The charge alleges that on May 23rd, at Takutu Landing, Mazaruni River, Garraway murdered Eric Nurse, called ‘Black Boy.’
Police prosecutor Shellon Daniels told the court that on the day in question the two men were drinking at a shop. Sometime later, the accused went into a room that was occupied by a female, causing her to raise an alarm. Upon hearing the woman’s cries for help, Nurse went to her rescue and dragged the defendant out of the room.
Subsequently, a scuffle ensued between the two men. The woman, who had returned to her room before the scuffle began, later came out of her room and found Nurse laying on the ground. Nurse was then rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Garraway, the prosecutor noted, was later arrested and he gave a caution statement admitting to committing the crime and stabbing the now deceased man about eight to ten times.
Magistrate Isaacs-Marcus remanded the accused to prison and adjourned the matter until June 5th, when it is expected to be called at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court.
Garraway told the court that he was previously charged with wounding and was sentenced to two years in jail for the crime. He added that he was released in August of 2018.
