Three of the men who allegedly murdered moneychanger Aaron Latchman and his daughter Arianna were on Friday committed to stand trial for the crime.
As a result, Troy Abrams, a vendor of Agricola, Lloyd Sadloo, 37, of Mocha, and Paul Chan, 37, a conductor of Sophia, will have to face trial before a judge and a jury in the High Court.
The men were committed to stand trial at the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry into the charge, which was conducted by Magistrate Alisha George at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.
In May, the magistrate had discharged the proceedings against their co-accused Sean Thomas, who was one of the five men originally charged with the crime.
The fifth accused, Mark Rufino, escaped from the Lusignan Prison and was severed from the proceedings following the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack.
The Latchmans were killed after they were attacked at their Better Hope, East Coast Demerara residence.
It is alleged that on July 4, 2019, at Robert Street, Better Hope, the men murdered the Latchmans in the course or furtherance of a robbery. According to the police, Aaron and his daughter arrived at their home in a car and as they exited the vehicle they were confronted by the men. A struggle ensued and the perpetrators shot the victims multiple times and escaped with a bag containing cash. The victims were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries.
