Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday recused herself from handling the case involving local cricketer Carlyle Barton, who is charged with the fatal shooting of Shawn Nelson at Orange Walk, Bourda.
In announcing her decision at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, Magistrate Sewnarine-Beharry explained that a man who was seated next to her clerk and in close proximity to her at the previous hearing was subsequently identified to her as someone watching out for the interest of the accused. The man, who she did not know at the time, later identified himself as being a member of staff of the Registry in the capacity as supervisor of court clerks.
As a result, the magistrate said that in the interest of ensuring that
