Albouystown teen charged with murder
Kevin Garraway hides his face as he enters the prison van
Kevin Garraway hides his face as he enters the prison van

AFTER almost three months on the run, Kevin Garraway, accused of stabbing a man at ‘Plaisance Line-top’, was on Monday charged with murder when he appeared before Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.

Garraway, 19, of Calendar Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, was not required to plead to the charge, which alleged that on June 3, at Plaisance Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara, he murdered 28-year-old Orette West, of Guyhoc Park.

Police Prosecutor David Goodridge detailed that on the day in question, at about 00:30hrs, Garraway had a misunderstanding with West’s girlfriend. It is alleged that the girlfriend had walked up to the accused and asked “if he wanted a problem.” A confrontation ensued, and West reportedly pushed Garraway, which resulted in the two men scuffling. Garraway then stabbed West with a knife about the body, and West was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), where he was pronounced dead on arrival. A post mortem performed on West revealed that he died of shock and haemorrhage due to stab wounds to his neck.

Police arrested Garraway last Thursday at a house in Albouystown. The suspect reportedly confessed to investigators that he had committed the murder.
This matter has been adjourned until October 27 for report.

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