Accused in murder of GECOM guard charged

Samuel Allen

Samuel Allen, who police say murdered a security guard attached to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Office at Port Kaituma, North West District, was yesterday charged and remanded to prison.

Allen, 27, of Arakaka, also in the North West, appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess via Zoom.

He was not required to plead to the indictable charge, which was read to him. The charge states that on September 5th, 2020, at Train Line, Port Kaituma, he murdered Earl Peters.