‘Labba’ charged with shooting GDF rank, burglary

Dexter McDonald called ‘Labba’, a 31-year-old labourer of Lot 73 Buxton Middle Walk, East Coast Demerara who was arrested on May 17 for the shooting of Azim Khan, and burglary on Junior Blair and Roxanne Blair, was yesterday remanded to prison on all charges.

Khan is the 22-year-old Guyana Defence Force (GDF) private who was shot in a home invasion at his Lot 534 Block 8, Mon Repos, East Coast Deme-rara residence on May 6. He is still in critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the George-town Public Hospital.

McDonald appeared yesterday at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore where he was charged with attempted murder. He pled not guilty.