THREE men have been charged with the murder of Allan Welch who was beaten to death at 14 Miles, Issano River, on July 6.
The trio, Mitchell Hurley, 40, of Lot 26 Belfield, East Coast Demerara, Shelton Forde, 18, of Lot 74 Stewartville, West Coast Demerara and 19-year-old Ronald Forde (no address given) appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday and were remanded to prison.
They are to make their next appearance at Bartica Court, to where their case has been transferred for July 21, at the request of Police Inspector Stephen Telford, prosecuting.
The unlawful killing took place at a gold mining camp.