Three freed of murder of man at Parika

Three men appeared in the High Court yesterday before Judge Jo-Ann Barlow and a 12-member jury and after extensive deliberations they were found not guilty of the murder of a man at Parika.

The accused—Navindra Sugrim, Chaitram Persaud and Eashwar Sookdeo, all of Parika Façade—were charged in connection with the murder of 20-year-old Trevor Allen and appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Zamilla Ali-Seepaul in 2021. They were remanded to prison.