Three seamen who were arrested for the murder of Marcus Julius Thomas who was killed at his Kuru Kururu Sandpit, Soesdyke-Linden Highway home were on Monday charged with the capital offence.
The accused Kevin O’Neil, 21; Enal Hope, 19; and Rowl Cozier, 17, all of First Dam Alliance Road, Timehri, East Bank Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Providence Magistrate’s Court.
They were not required to plead to the indictable charge and were remanded to prison until June 10, 2021, when the matter will be called again.
The police in a report stated that Thomas, 39, was killed around 6.30 pm last Tuesday when the perpetrators kicked opened his door after which loud noises and rumbling were heard.
Moments later the perpetrators were seen fleeing from Thomas’ house heading in a southerly direction.
The report added that Thomas was subsequently seen stumbling from his house while calling out for help before collapsing in his yard.
Several wounds were observed about his body.
