Two men accused of the 2016 murder of Brazilian miner Mario Pozzer were yesterday discharged of the capital indictment due to the state’s inability to provide sufficient evidence against them.
Justice Navindra Singh upheld no-case submissions made on behalf of the men by their attorneys, and directed the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty in their favour. Roberto Miggins, called ‘Hot Skull,’ and Quasi Benjamin, called ‘Rambo,’ were accused of murdering Mario Pozzer during a robbery, sometime between October 12th and October 13th, 2016 at Port Kaituma, Essequibo. At the commencement of their trial on Monday, both men pleaded not guilty to the offence. Following the close of the prosecution’s case yesterday afternoon, however, defence attorneys Nigel Hughes and Adrian Thompson succeeded in their arguments that there was no case for their clients to answer.
The men, however, remain on remand pending another murder charge against them. Benjamin was represented by Hughes, while Miggins was represented by Thompson. The state, meanwhile, was represented by Prosecutors Teriq Mohammed and Sarah Martin.
The bullet-riddled body of 43-year-old Pozzer was found at 10 Miles, Port Kaituma by persons using the road. It had previously been reported that from all indications, Pozzer was travelling to the backdam when he was gunned down. He was found next to the ATV he was using to get to his mining camp.
