The lawyers for the three accused in the 2008 Bartica massacre, where 12 men were killed, are slated to begin their closing addresses to the jury on Monday when the trial continues at the High Court in Georgetown.
The charges against Mark Royden Williams, called “Smallie,” Dennis Williams, called “Anaconda,” and Roger Simon, called “Goat Man,” are that on February 17, 2008, they murdered Lance Corporal Zaheer Zakir, and Constables Shane Fredericks and Ron Osborne, as well as Edwin Gilkes, Dexter Adrian, Irving Ferreira, Deonarine Singh, Ronald Gomes, Ashraf Khan, Abdool Yasseen, Errol Thomas, and Baldeo Singh.
