A prisoner in the lock-ups at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday morning reported that his $5,000 and a cell phone had gone missing, leading to a police search which caused an enraged robbery and murder accused to shout expletives and threats.
Rondell Bacchus
Rondell Bacchus, accused of the murder of scrap iron dealer Akbar Alli at Brickdam, Stabroek last year, openly expressed his displeasure in a stream of expletives.
His protest disrupted all the active courtrooms and caused Prosecutor Robert Tyndall to leave his court to inquire what was happening downstairs.
However, he was greeted with profanity and threats. At this point Bacchus was seen forcing his way past a group of policemen, some armed, in order to get to Tyndall. Bacchus was then pushed into the chute leading to Magistrate Nigel Hawke’s courtroom and soon after he was heard shouting another series of expletives to the magistrate and court prosecutor Tyndall.
The magistrate then ordered that the prisoner be taken back to the lock-ups. The armed policemen were again seen leading Bacchus back to the chute and into the lock-ups while he continued shouting threats.
In the meantime, the court was in such an uproar that Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton had cause to leave her bench to see what was causing the ruckus outside her courtroom.
Bacchus after a while calmed down and Tyndall was seen ordering several members of the crowd that had gathered to clear the passageway.
The prosecutor later told Stabroek News that Bacchus would be “charged for his threatening language and disorderly behaviour.” He explained that he was the prosecutor in Bacchus’s case and because “I don’t mek joke with murder accused he behaved so, he again stop the PI.”
He noted that Bacchus was scheduled to make another court appearance for the Preliminary Inquiry into the robbery and murder of Akbar Alli.
Andrew Morris of 263 East Ruimveldt had also been charged for the murder of Alli. He had appeared before Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry last August who shortly after reading the indictable charge to him ordered that he be remanded to prison.
money and cell fone in de lock down….sandhuss fuss explain dis..
It’s a norm and as I said it’s all about de runnings…you should know that too “evileyes”…remember the time when it had the runnings at the immigration office and Canadian Embassy in Georgetown for Visas????
The fact remains that security is slack all over Guyana…In Guyhoc Park last night there was a shooting at the annual village day…The police was PAID to be there for security sake and none of them showed up until the incident. It is alleged that a well known Trade Unionist grandchildren from “Festival City” were involved in shooting and beating 3 innocent residents of that village….So again you see how the police are slacking.
Apart from that there are no metal detectors at the court so if u have a grudge with a magistrate…well….
…By the way DON’T YOU GET DISRESPECTFUL BY CALLING ME SANDHUSS FUSS!!!!! REMEMBER IT’S A SMALL WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Each and every time he makes a ruckus or speaks without permission, he should have an additional charges tacked on. Cell phone in lock-ups ? Well, well,well….
He should have been forcibly restrained and gagged.
No,had the police done that ,you would have heard police harrassment,the police did the right and professional thing.
He had a right to behave how he behaved with all these so call “police officers”
Plus this is Guyana, you should have the right to say what you feel fuh sey!!!!
what is de excuse for cell phone SH, you believe some and the others are telling tales.
or is it a convenience and most appropriate to the logic at times.
Me nah able answer you…just read the other comments i made….sometimes if not most…you does sound like a ……….
Forcibly restrained amd gaged, then you will join with brothers and Corbin to shout out loud “police brutality”.
SHF is a convenient reporter with little knowledge of what is taking place…