A salesman was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $300,000 after he was charged with manslaughter over the death of David Barclay, who succumbed after being dragged by a car on D’Urban Street, Georgetown, last Sunday.
Kester Lewis, 28, of Lot 455 4th Street, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where the charge was read to him.
He was granted bail and ordered to return to court on January 25, 2021, when the matter will be called again.
Barclay, 29, of Triumph, East Coast Demerara was dragged into several parked vehicles along D’Urban Street, Lodge, on Sunday after a row with the driver.
The police stated that Barclay approached Lewis to have a tire on his vehicle repaired. However, an argument ensued over payment and Lewis reportedly took out a knife and slashed a tyre on Barclay’s car.
The police further shared that Lewis subsequently jumped into a vehicle and started to drive away. However, Barclay jumped onto the front driver side door in an attempt to apprehend him. As a result, Lewis lost control of the car and crashed into several parked vehicles.
The police had said that Barclay fell onto the roadway and was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
A post-mortem examination had revealed his cause of death as multiple injuries.
