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The accused were not required to plead to the indictable charge which alleged that on Friday, July 26, at Georgetown, well knowing that Lloyd Britton, also known as Lloydon, had murdered Elvis Fernandez, they received one hand gun and concealed it.
Police Sergeant Vishnu Hunt, prosecuting, told the court that on the day in question, Fernandez was shot and killed at Mandela Avenue in the presence of the number one accused. The alleged killer, Lloyd Britton, handed over the alleged murder weapon to the number one accused after telling him what had happened. He, in turn, handed it over to the number 2 accused for disposal.
They were both arrested, and each gave a written and oral confession respectively.
Attorney-at-law, Mr. Dexter Todd, representing both Thomas and Success, argued that the number two accused (Success) based on the information given to the police, received the weapon from the number one accused in a bag without knowing the contents of the bag. He added that his client has never seen nor heard of the weapon or the murder.
The number one accused stands innocent of possessing any weapon used in a murder, and he allegedly made his confession based on some promise given him by the police.
Sergeant Hunt successfully opposed the granting of bail on the grounds of the seriousness of the offence and the fact that the weapon was not recovered.
Defence lawyer Todd added that more than one weapon had been used in the incident, and the gun in question was only one of those weapons. He said that posed a question in regard to which part of the crime the missing gun was used.
He said the fact that the gun has not been recovered is insubstantial evidence to remand his clients.
However, bail was refused and the case will be called again on September 5.
