[www.inewsguyana.com] – Lawrence Wayne, who allegedly fatally shot a suspected bandit during a confrontation last August, was yesterday read a murder charge.
Wayne, called ‘Bai Bai,’ appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where he was charged with murdering suspected bandit Dexter Lindo.
He was not required to plead to the charge and was remanded to prison. It is alleged that Wayne killed Lindo between August 23rd and August 24th, 2014, at Alberttown, Georgetown.
Lindo, according to police, had been one of two armed bandits who entered a stall at the Merriman Mall, Bourda. “Upon seeing the men, the female owner ran and raised an alarm and a licensed firearm holder responded,” a police statement on the shooting said.
Lindo was subsequently shot and he succumbed to his injuries the following morning while receiving treatment at Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital.
The charge was filed since last Wednesday and was scheduled to be read to Wayne but he was absent since he was out of the country.
During yesterday’s proceedings, his attorney Mark Waldron apologised to the court for Wayne’s absence on the last occasion. He noted that Wayne was arrested on Monday by the police at the Ogle International Airport after disembarking from a flight from Barbados.
The man shot lindo cold blooded so yeah it’s murder nt becuz u HV a firearm license means u have the law in ur hands.
bandit are deem to kill there pray ,before their kill u kill them good job
This is crazy. the man has license plus it is a bandit he shot not an innocent person. the law is so backward.
The man is a hero ! Hope those charges are dropped or proven to be baseless.
Exactly what the apnc stand for
The change dem ask for back fire in dem face ..it change like turn cow milk ..change fo s worst
What are the full details that led to him being charged for murder? Once that is clear then we can make judgements.
Why does it have to be the government?
I might be wrong but isn’t the DPP independent of the Government, or supposed to be so how do we blame the government for the States decision to prosecute….. Its unfortunate that he goes to jail for defending his property but there other parts of the world where similar laws exist with regards to use of force….
This man shot a a suspected thief,he gets jail but A Gomes who killed a man in front of palm coury out of ignorance and should never be the holder of a license firearm in the first place HAD ALL CHARGES DROPPED WOW this is justified,, we get what we ask for change,,,,,,
Well this so call new government are trying to say bandits can come kill we but we can’t harm them they are innocent