A Linden miner has been remanded to prison after being charged with the murder of Delroy McKenzie, who was killed after a suspected ambush in the mining town.
Samorea Mitchell, called ‘Pastor,’ 26, of Lot 716 Phase 1B Wisroc, Linden, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, who read the charge to him in a city court.
Mitchell was not required to plead to the charge, which alleges that on July 17, 2021, at Sunflower Street, Wismar, Linden, he murdered McKenzie.
He was represented by attorney Dexter Todd, who in a bail application told the court that his client denies committing the crime. He further said that Mitchell was only charged by the police because he refused to say who the real killers are. Mitchell was remanded until October 8.
Stabroek News previously reported that McKenzie of Lot 57 Roxanne Burnham Gar-dens, was shot dead and his friend, Calvin Daly, was wounded on the night of July 17. They were at Linden after McKenzie had been contacted by a woman with whom he was due to meet. However, when he arrived at the meeting place, they were fired upon by the occupants of a car.
Daly was able to escape but his friend was pronounced dead on arrival at the Linden Hospital Complex. The police said Daly, suffered two gunshot wounds on the left and right lower arms, and was escorted to the Linden Hospital Complex, where he was admitted.
Daly had told police that he didn’t the woman who contacted McKenzie over the phone. Mitchell was arrested earlier this month after a wanted bulletin had been issued for his whereabouts.
