Latest Lusignan, Bartica massacres accused makes Court appearance
ALLEGED member of the gang previously headed by slain Rondel ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins, Michael Caesar also known as Deon Cort alias ‘Capone’, 27, of Lot 32 Lyng Street, Charlestown, Georgetown is the latest man to be charged in connection with the Lusignan and Bartica massacres. The accused appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle and was remanded to prison while his cases were transferred to Vigilance Court for March 26 and Bartica Court for April 15.

Of the allegations against him, it is alleged that, on January 26, 2008, at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, he murdered Clarence, Vidya and Rohan Thomas; Mohandai Gourdat; Gobin and Seegopaul Harrilall; Dhanrajee and Rajpattie Ramsingh; Seecharran Rooplall, Shalim Baksh and Shazam Mohamed.

Other accusations are that, on February 17, 2008, at Bartica, he also unlawfully killed policemen Lance Corporal Zaheer Zakir and Constables Shane Fredericks and Ron Osborne, Edwin Gilkes, Irwin Ferreira, Chunilall Babulall, Dexter Adrian, Ashraf Ally Khan, Errol Thomas, Deonarine Singh, Ronald Gomes, Baldeo Singh and Abdool Yasseen.

Caesar told the Court he is a mason by profession and that he was brought from Suriname.

He claimed Police placed a black plastic bag over his head, took his fingerprint, forced him to sign a document and severely beat him but maintained he is not a criminal and does not know of the murders.