‘Satan’ remanded for murder of Ann’s Grove teen
Alvin Reid called ‘Satan’. [Samuel Maughn photo]
Alvin Reid called ‘Satan’. [Samuel Maughn photo]

By Rabindra Rooplall

ALVIN Reid, called ‘Satan’, of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD) who allegedly murdered a teenage girl from his village was remanded to prison Tuesday after he was charged with the capital offence.The matter was transferred to the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court and Reid was remanded until September 28, 2016. He was unrepresented by counsel.

Reading the charge to the accused, Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul stated that it is alleged that between the 8th and 9th August, 2016 at Hope, ECD, Alvin Reid murdered 14-year-old Malika

Dead: Malika Hamilton
Dead: Malika Hamilton

Hamilton of Ann’s Grove, ECD.

When asked about his occupation, Reid told the court that he works in the “interior”. He further related that he doesn’t have any children and was never charged with any offence before.

In giving a summary of the facts, the prosecutor said the deceased and the accused were known to each other and on August 8th they both went to swim at Hope Canal and the teenager was not seen until her body was discovered the following day in the canal. The prosecution further noted that a post-mortem examination revealed that the teen died of asphyxiation due to drowning.

An investigation was launched and the accused was arrested and charged for the offence of murder.

When magistrate Ally-Seepaul asked if the investigation was completed, the prosecution replied in the affirmative. Further the magistrate asked the accused if he wished to say anything and Reid replied by stating that he was beaten by the police while in custody at the Turkeyen Police Station.

“I get beat to talk things me aint know maam,” Reid said. “All of them I can point out maam, they went out to drink and come back and beat meh.” A relative whispered in the background: “Is good for you, feel how she feel when you were killing her.”

This newspaper had reported that Reid, who is a known felon, was considered the prime suspect in the murder of the Ann’s Grove girl whose body was discovered in the Hope Canal.

Government Pathologist Dr. Nehal Singh conducted an autopsy on the body of Hamilton and found she was brutally bludgeoned to her head, strangled and dumped alive in the Hope Canal. The second-year Hope Secondary School student died of ‘asphyxiation’, a condition of severe deficiency in the supply of oxygen to the body as a result of abnormal breathing. An example of asphyxia is choking.

The ‘Miss African Calabash 2014’ beauty queen had left her home at Lot 11, Two Friends Village, Ann’s Grove, ECD but never returned. Her body was fished out of the Hope Canal the following day, where it was spotted by the canal’s ranger.

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