Mason charged with Bartica man’s murder

A mason was today charged with the murder of Antonio Dos Santos, who was shot in front of a nightspot in Bartica.

Brought before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to answer to the charge was Marvin Jacobs of Lot 87 First Avenue, Bartica.

It is alleged that Jacobs, on May 13, at First Avenue, Bartica, murdered Dos Santos.

Jacobs, 29, was not required to enter a plea to the indictable offence. The accused was represented by attorney Trenton Lake.

Police prosecutor Gordon Mansfield told the court that the file relating to the matter is incomplete. He specified that the post-mortem report, the gunpowder analysis and statements from the ranks relating to the two documents are outstanding.

Antonio Dos Santos

The accused was subsequently remanded to prison.

June 12 is when the matter is expected to be called again before the Bartica Magistrate’s Court.

Dos Santos, called ‘Lil Boy’, of Lot 22 Second Avenue, Bartica was shot twice in his chest during the attack, which had occurred around 2.15 am outside a popular nightspot known as “Top Notch Bar”.

He was taken to the Bartica Regional Hospital, where he was treated and subsequently referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH). He succumbed around 7 am at the Bartica Airstrip, whilst waiting to be transported to the city. An autopsy revealed that Dos Santos died as a result of gunshot injuries.

According to reports, Jacobs’ mother had turned him into the Bartica Police Station hours after the incident.