Police constable, Shane James, appeared at the Mahaicony Magistrate’s Court on January 25th, 2023 to answer two charges of manslaughter over the New Year’s Day killings of fellow cop Dwayne McPherson and fisherman Kishan Budburgh.
Prior to yesterday there had been no official statement by the police on the charge against James even though there had been wide public interest in this matter. Stabroek News only learnt about the charge against James when it asked the police force for an update on the killings of the duo at Huntley, Mahaicony.
James, 26 years old, of lot 6 Perth Village Mahaicony, appeared before Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer and was not required to plead to the charges that were read to him under Section 94 of the Criminal Law Offences Act Chapter 8:01. He was charged by Sergeant Hamilton of the Head of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).
