A teenager has been charged with the murder of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rank Olijah Chesney, who was allegedly killed over the purchase of a motorcycle just over two weeks ago.
The 17-year-old was remanded to the Juvenile Holding Centre by Senior Magistrate Dylon Bess after being arraigned in the Children’s Court at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
He was not required to plead to the indictable charge, which was read to him during an in-camera hearing.
The charge states that on October 14th, 2019 at Tucville, Georgetown, while being in the company of others, he murdered Chesney during a robbery.
The teen was remanded to the Juvenile Holding Centre until November 18th.
According to police, the soldier made arrangements with the accused to purchase a motorcycle and had the money, $100,000, with him at the time. When he arrived, the accused along with others allegedly robbed him of his cash and then shot him. The body of 18-year-old Chesney was later discovered in the Tucville Squatting Area with two suspected gunshot wounds.
