Mason charged with nightclub murder
Shawn Harris
Shawn Harris

SHAWN Harris was remanded to prison on Friday by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for the fatal stabbing of a man in the vicinity of the Blue Martini nightclub in Kitty.

The 29-year-old mason of Pike Street, Kitty, Georgetown, was not required to plead to the indictable charge which alleged that on February 5, 2017 at Owen Street, Kitty he murdered Sunil Singh called ‘Grey’.

The unrepresented man was remanded to prison until March 20, 2017 as the police file is incomplete. According to reports, patrol ranks went to the Blue Martini Nightclub and closed the club about 2:45hrs on February 5 after which they left.

However, shortly after, it is alleged by Charles Valenzuela, an employee of the nightspot, that three men arrived and wanted to enter the club.

At that point in time, the young man informed them that the club was closed and this resulted in an argument, during which one of the men stabbed Valenzuela to his left arm.

Singh, who was present at the time, intervened and was trying to make peace when the suspect, dealt Singh a lash to his head.

Singh then reportedly ran north into Railway Street, Kitty, and was pursued by his attacker, who caught up with him and stabbed him several times.

Both Singh and Valenzuela were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where Singh was pronounced dead on arrival and Valenzuela was treated and sent away.

Harris was released from prison in 2016  after serving a sentence on a drug charge; he was also charged in connection with the  Bank of Baroda robbery committed at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara on January 22, 2016.

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