Terry Kissoon was yesterday sentenced to death by Justice Diane Insanally after he was found guilty of the murder of Troy Smith.
Kissoon was on trial in the Demerara Assizes over the July 30, 2010 fatal shooting of Troy Smith. He had fled his Lot 126 Thomas Street, Kitty home after allegedly shooting Smith, whom he accused of stealing a motorcycle. He was held more than a year later in Lethem.
Kissoon, when called upon to lead his defence, had elected to give an unsworn statement that he was 300 miles away in the interior when Smith was killed. Kissoon also claimed he was wrongfully identified by Smith’s brother, Shawn Smith, who had testified during the High Court trial that he had seen Kissoon holding a gun in his hand.
According to reports, Kissoon went to Smith’s Lot 108 Thomas Street home just before 7am on the day of the shooting and accused him of stealing his motorcycle. He later told Smith that he had 24 hours to return it. The allegations led to a heated argument during which Smith was shot once in the left side of his abdomen before Kissoon fled the area.
The injured man was rushed to the Georgetown Hospital by relatives but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Attorney George Thomas represented the accused, while state prosecutor Dhanika Singh presented the state’s case.
