Four Venezuelans yesterday appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where they charged with the attempted murder of a policeman.
Victoria La Cruz, Jesus Herrera, Gabriel Campose and Lilbeth Valasquez were not required to plead to the indictable offence which alleged that they all together on Saturday 23rd November 2024, at Cornhill Street, Stabroek, Georgetown and Brickdam, Stabroek Georgetown, with intent to commit murder, wounded police officer Nathaniel Giddings.
The prosecution told the court that on the evening, Giddings accompanied by the two other officers were on foot patrol when they saw the four accused involved in a fight. In an attempt to ease the situation, Giddings attempted to part the fight. In the process the four accused turned on him and began to assault him. He sustained multiple stab wounds, including in his neck, which were caused by a broken beer bottle and knife, and he remains hospitalized in a critical condition at the hospital.
As result the magistrate refused bail and they were remanded to prison until December 30 2024.
