‘Satan’ cleared of Sisters girl’s murder due to insufficient evidence

Alvin Reid

Alvin Reid, known as ‘Satan,’ the accused in the murder of a 14-year-old girl at Hope, East Coast Demerara, in 2016, was freed on Wednesday after Magistrate Peter Hugh dismissed the charge due to insufficient evidence to link him to the crime.

Reid, of Nimrod Street, Ann’s Grove, was accused of killing 14-year-old Malika Hamilton between August 8th and August 9th, 2016, at Hope.

The magistrate’s finding was made at the preliminary inquiry into the charge, which was being heard at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court.

Magistrate Hugh stated