Second suspect in Sophia boy’s murder arrested

Anthony Cort

Police on Friday arrested a second suspect in the murder of Anthony Cort, the 10-year-old who was fatally shot during a robbery in Sophia more than two months ago and he has purportedly admitted to this involvement in the crime and implicated his teenage accomplice as the person who fired the fatal shot.

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum yesterday confirmed that the suspect, a 29-year-old resident of Sophia, was arrested at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE).

He was escorted to Georgetown for questioning.