THE trio charged with murdering Sterling Products Security Officer Wilfred Stewart and Guyana Geology and Mines (GGMC) engineer, Trevor Abrams, were on Monday slapped with two counts of murder when they appeared beforeChief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Orin Arthur, Rayon Paddy and Steven Prescott were not required to plead to the indictable offence.
It is alleged that on February 27, at Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara, they murdered Trevor Abrams.
The two accused, Arthur and Paddy, had another charge read to them which stated, on December 24, at Providence, East bank Demerara,during the course of or after a robbery,they murdered Wilfred Stewart.
The accused were remanded to prison as investigations continue. They will make their next court appearance on April 28.
Orin Arthur, 25, a construction worker of Block X, Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara and 26-year-old Rayon Paddy, a vendor and Ex-Guyana Defence Force rank of 278 South Ruimveldt Park, Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and were remanded after being jointly slapped with eight charges stemming from their illegal activities of posing as police officers and setting up roadblocks at Mahaicony.
Paddy was additionally charged separately for escaping from lawful custody. He was arrested earlier this year after robbing Popeye’s fast food outlet, but had managed to escape from the Georgetown Public Hospital while under police guard.