Accused in murder of Berbice boy charged separately

Hilary Edwards

The two men who were arrested in connection with the killing of a 13-year-old East Bank Berbice student, were yesterday charged separately for the lad’s murder when they appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court.

The two men, Hilary Edwards, 29, of Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice, and Obedeih Christopher, also known as “Nicholas”, 19, of Skeldon, Corentyne and Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore yesterday midday.

Magistrate Moore read the charge to Christopher which stated that it is alleged that between Sunday 17, September and Saturday 23, September, he murdered Leonard Archibald.