A 36-year-old man who is the key witness in the murder of his cousin has been missing almost a week now and his mother fears that he might be in danger due to the importance he played in the case now before the court.
Colin Rodney Jr also known as ‘Troy’ and ‘Cutty’ of Lot 70 D’Urban Street, Lodge was last seen alive when he departed his home around 7.45 am last Friday in his motor car, PRR 1076.
To date there has been no sign of Rodney or his motor car.
A missing person’s report has been filed at the East La Penitence police station.
On the day of his disappearance, Rodney was scheduled to attend the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for cross-examination. He had already gave his testimony.
Jacqueline Hunter, the missing man’s mother yesterday told Stabroek News that she understands that shortly after leaving home, Rodney met his aunt on the road and informed her that he was going to do an errand after which he would return to attend court.
To date, he has not returned. “The car and he vanish…all the time is voicemail. All the time,” Jacqueline said.
Numerous calls to Rodney’s phone are forwarded to voicemail.
“On Friday (last) I call he phone three times and get voicemail and after dah I just seh me ain’t calling back he phone….but me ain’t tek it fah nothing”, she explained.
Jacqueline said when she arrived home Friday evening and learnt that Rodney had not returned, she did not become worried right away.
She said it was the following morning when she woke up and learnt that he still had not returned that she began to worry and sensed something was amiss.
“When I wake up I call out to he aunty….I turn and ask she if she see Troy, she seh no. When she tell me dah, me heart skip a beat…but when I done talk to she I decide fah call Troy cell phone and when I call it, I start getting this same voicemail and from since then when I call Troy phone me belly just start turning up. I seh nah, something happen hay…till now the phone going to voicemail when you call it,” Jacqueline explained.
The woman believes that her son’s disappearance is linked to the case.
“…I hearing all kinda thing but I believe in God. The fear just deh,” she said.
On Monday she said a relative received information that Rodney’s car was spotted in Berbice.
However, when they journeyed there and carried out a search, the car was nowhere to be found.
“When they drive up they ain’t find it,” Jacqueline said.
Jacqueline said that it is not normal for Rodney to disappear without informing anyone.
“Me son would never, never go away no way and don’t have he cell phone,” she said.
Rodney is the key witness in the murder of his cousin, Marlon Rodney.
Marlon succumbed in late April, days after he was shot during a misunderstanding at the corner of D’Urban Street and Mandela Avenue.
He was reportedly shot four times in his left leg and never regained consciousness after he underwent surgery.
Two men: Osafa Grundell, called ‘Curl up’ and James Fraser, called “Damo” have since been charged with his murder and remanded to prison.
Investigations, the police had said, revealed that Marlon and “Damo” had a misunderstanding, after which the former left. Shortly after, Rodney returned and he, “Damo” and “Curl up” continued to argue.
Both “Damo and Curl up”, who were said to have been brandishing handguns, allegedly discharged their weapons at Rodney, who was struck in the left leg, the police had added.
An autopsy later showed that Marlon died as a result of multiple injuries sustained to his left leg.
