Police in Region Five are moving to seek legal advice on possible charges over the killing of Bushy Park, East Coast Demerara (ECD) farmer David Micah.
Regional Commander Yonette Stephens yesterday told Stabroek News that a file is currently being prepared and will be sent for legal advice today.
She noted that the results of an autopsy examination, which will be conducted today, will also be a part of the case file.
Stephens said based on the advice received from the police legal advisor, they will determine how to proceed with the matter.
Micah, called ‘Big Mouth’, 40, a farmer of Lot 9 Bushy Park, East Coast Demerara, was fatally chopped about his body on Saturday night after he tried to calm his attacker, who was allegedly on his way to attack another man.
Police yesterday said Micah’s attacker, a 20-year-old mason of Lots 1 and 2 Belmont, Mahaicony, has been arrested and is presently in custody assisting with the investigation. According to a statement from the police, the suspect, while at ‘Goat Bar’, which is located at Cottage, ECD, was involved in an altercation with a patron. During the altercation, the patron dealt the suspect several slaps, causing him to get angry.
As a result, he rushed home and armed himself with a cutlass. He “was exiting his yard when he was confronted by the deceased, whom he [alleged] was armed with a knife and told him he will stab him up,” the statement said. It added that the suspect then dealt Micah several chops about his head, fatally injuring him.
