Osborne killing
The four men whom police held for questioning into the murder of Marlon ‘Trini’ Osborne have been released and police say they are currently searching for another three persons for questioning.
The quartet had moved to the High Court on Friday in an effort to secure their release before the weekend but were freed without being charged.
An attorney for one of the men confirmed to Stabroek News that his client had been released.
Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell said that the police were seeking three other persons for questioning about the killing.
Osborne, 33, also known as ‘Country’ who resided in South Ruimveldt, was riddled with bullets moments after he exited the yard of a friend he had visited. Eyewitnesses had stated that the killing seemed premeditated as just as Osborne entered his vehicle and was about to reverse, the killers pulled up and began firing.
Persons in the area told Stabroek News that around 12.55pm on Wednesday, they heard rapid fire and when they peeked out, they saw a Toyota Allion and another vehicle, a Toyota 192, speeding away. Osborne’s vehicle, PNN 9922, was parked with the driver’s door open. The man was slumped across the steering wheel and it seems as if he had brought the vehicle into a parking position before collapsing as it did not veer into the nearby fences.
He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital but succumbed while undergoing emergency surgery.
Osborne was known to police owing to his association with Rodrigues, who was a close associate of convicted drug kingpin Roger Khan. Osborne had been questioned by police in connection with the slaying of Rodrigues.
