The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Kwayana Fernandes, who is accused of the fatal stabbing of taxi driver Owayne Lynch, continued on Wednesday in a Georgetown court with the testimony of a police witness.
The first person called to testify before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty was a Constable, who was, however, excused from the proceedings after being extremely “overwhelmed”, presumably because of his participation in election activities.
As a result, it was Detective Keith Conway who testified.
Fernandes, of 475 Cemetery Road, Mocha Arcadia, is charged with murdering Lynch on August 6, 2019 at Cemetery Road, Mocha Arcadia.
Lynch, 42, of Stevedore Housing Scheme, had picked up a client at Sophia to be dropped off at Mocha Arcadia. After Lynch’s body was found in a pool of blood with multiple wounds at Cemetery Road, persons who were around said he was heard arguing with his passenger about the payment for the drop. An icepick was also found at the crime scene. It was suspected that his passenger pulled out an ice pick and dealt Lynch several stabs about his body.
