Relatives of Bartica Massacre victims recount identifying bodies

Dennis Williams

Relatives of three of the 12 persons killed in the 2008 Bartica Massacre yesterday recounted identifying their bodies to the pathologist for autopsies to be conducted on the remains.

Three men are on trial before Justice Roxane George and a 12-member jury for the murders of the 12 on February 17, 2008 at Bartica.

The charge against Mark Royden Williams, Dennis Williams, called ‘Anaconda’, and Roger Simon is that they murdered Lance Corporal Zaheer Zakir and Constables Shane Fredericks and Ron Osborne, Edwin Gilkes, Dexter Adrian, Irving Ferreira, Deonarine Singh, Ronald Gomes, Ashraf Khan, Abdool Yasseen, Errol Thomas, and Baldeo Singh.

They have pleaded not guilty to the capital indictments.

Testifying yesterday were Zaphier Zakir and Fazil Ali, who