‘Jungle Commando’ freed in taxi driver murder case

Shawn Richardson

Shawn Richardson, called “Jungle Commando,” walked away from the High Court a free man after Justice Dawn Gregory upheld a no-case submission made by his attorney yesterday.

The submission was made by defence attorney Clarissa Riehl, after the judge ruled on a voir dire (trial within a trial) which was conducted to determine whether a caution statement, reportedly given by Richardson, should be admitted to evidence.

In the caution statement, Richardson had reportedly confessed to killing taxi driver Vivekanand Nandalall, whose skeletal remains were discovered at Enterprise, East Coast Demerara (ECD). It had been alleged