Armed robbery accused freed of gun, ammo charges

Desmond Williams

The man who was fingered as having been involved in an armed robbery and having in his possession the weapon used in the murder of Saleem Azeez Abdool was yesterday freed of the unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition charges after the prosecution failed to prove its case.

Desmond Williams, 26, of 1267 ‘B’ Field, Sophia, was charged on October 22, 2014, with being in possession of 11 rounds of .32 ammunition and a .32 Taurus semi-automatic pistol without being the holder of a firearm licence.

He had denied the charges and was remanded to