Murder charge for Orange Walk shooter

A 15 year-old Shawn Nelson

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that the suspect in the killing of D’Urban Street resident Shawn Nelson be charged with murder, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud told Stabroek News last evening.
Persaud said that the suspect will be charged with the capital offence today.

This newspaper was told that the advice was given late yesterday afternoon after a police rank had taken the file to the DPP’s Chambers. He waited on the DPP to give her advice before leaving.

Persaud had told Stabroek News earlier in that day that the police