Two acquitted of 2016 New Year’s Day killing

After spending six years on remand, Rocky Lalu and Somar Shako have been acquitted of the 2016 New Year’s Day stabbing death of Dewaun Anthony Baksh with whom they were involved in an altercation.

Following hours of deliberations, the panel returned unanimous verdicts, finding both men not guilty of both murder as well as manslaughter, in the killing of the 22-year-old on January 1st, 2016 at Greenwich Park, East Bank Essequibo (EBE).