A Lindener was yesterday charged with murder after the man he chopped succumbed to his injuries while at the hospital.
Rochino Maison of Kara Kara, Mackenzie, Linden, appeared via Zoom before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was read the indictable charge. It is alleged that on August 5, at Kara Kara, Mackenzie, he murdered Keno Griffith, also known as `Tuckey’, a 36-year-old labourer, of Old Kara Kara, Mackenzie, Linden. He was remanded until October 4.
He was previously charged with the attempted murder of Griffith and he was not required to plead to the indictable charge. He had been remanded by Magistrate Annette Singh. However, after Griffith, who was chopped in his head and arm after he tried to rescue a woman from her aggressor, succumbed to his injuries, the murder charge was brought forth. Griffith died at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Police had said that Maison and a female resident of the community had a misunderstanding, during which he squeezed her breasts and she spat on him. The report said that Maison became annoyed as a result and he threw a bucket of water on her. Griffith, after witnessing what transpired, went to the woman’s assistance. This resulted in an argument and a scuffle between him and Maison. It is alleged that Maison then armed himself with a cutlass and allegedly dealt Griffith a chop to one of his arms and one to his head. Griffith was subsequently taken to the Linden Hospital Complex where he was admitted as a patient. He was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hos-pital. Maison, after leaving the scene, went to the Linden Police Station to report the matter and was arrested.
