The preliminary inquiry into the charges against three men, accused of the Kaieteur News grenade attack, commenced yesterday at a city court.
Alfie Garraway, represented by Senior Counsel Stanley Moore in association with Glenn Hanoman, Janiel Howard, and Leroy Williams, who was represented by attorney Neil Bollers, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.
The court heard the evidence-in-chief of two of the prosecution’s witnesses, Darson La Rose, of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and who is attached to the Ruimveldt Police Station, and Constable Dillon Pyle, also of the CID and attached to the Prashad Nagar Police Outpost.
La Rose was one of the first officers to reportedly respond to the scene after reports that a grenade had been thrown, while Pyle was the rank who allegedly arrested Howard.
The matter has been adjourned to September 9 for continuation.
Garraway, 36, of Lot 71 Norton Street, Howard, 20, of Lot 322 Section ‘C’ Turkeyen and Leroy Williams, 25, of Lot 11 D’Urban Backlands, were charged with unlawfully and maliciously conspiring with other persons to cause an explosion by way of using a grenade, which was likely to endanger life or cause serious damage to property.
The grenade, which was thrown near the vehicle of Kaieteur News’ publisher Glen Lall on the night a wake was being held for one of the company’s employees, did not explode.
The police had said that after reviewing surveillance footage, ranks detained a car matching the description of the vehicle along with six suspects, three of whom were subsequently charged.
