A murder charge, which was mistakenly reduced to manslaughter has been re-instated for two men who were charged for killing and dismembering a man of Georgetown. Javid DaSilva, and a then 15 year old boy, were charged that on May 2, 2023 at Georgetown, with malice aforethought they caused the death of Sheldon Welch of Georgetown by an unlawful act. However, when the charge was read to the men earlier.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution placed the High Court in a conundrum when an application was made to increase an indictment for some men who had been granted bail for killing and dismembering a man.
A young man whose mother had begged a judge for leniency on his behalf when he was being tried for burglary in 2018, has now been charged in connection with the first murder for 2024, in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
The President of the Bar Association has apologised to the Director of Public Prosecution for the “misconduct” of some senior defence counsel during court proceedings.