Sherwin Stewart, the prison officer charged with fatally beating a man at the Linden/Soesdyke Highway junction, was released on bail yesterday after a new charge of manslaughter was read against him.
The murder charge that was instituted against Stewart in November last year was withdrawn yesterday upon a recommendation by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Stewart, of 199 Fire Station Road, is accused of killing Anthony Narine, 28, on November 11.
Before the commencement of the hearing before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts,
