Soldier remanded over killing of Colombian

Jose Arturo Castillo Balcazar

The soldier accused of fatally shooting Colombian Jose Arturo Castillo Balcazar was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal Curt Belgrave, 23, of Cemetery Road, Lodge, Georgetown was not required to plead when the charge of unlawful killing was read to him by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.

It is alleged that on April 16 at the