Inquest ordered in South Rd shooting

Jermaine Canterbury

An inquest is to be conducted into last year’s police killing of three Albouystown youths and though months have passed without a word from the Guyana Police Force, relatives are happy that progress is being made and are anxiously awaiting the outcome.

Asked recently about the probe into the deaths of cousins Jermaine Canterbury, 21, and Mark Anthony Joseph, called “Two Grand”, 19 and Romario Gouveia, 19, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud disclosed that the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has recommended that an inquest be held.

An inquest is a formal court hearing at which a coroner must establish who died,