THE Demerara Assizes jury trying TSU policeman, Terrence Wallace for the murder of 17-year-old Shaquelle Grant of Agricola heard a Police Inspector say that he had collected two statements from the accused.Inspector Phillip Browman said that at the time he was serving as a Sergeant at the Ruimveldt Police Station and was attached to the Criminal Investigation Department.
According to the Inspector, relative to a report of a fatal shooting which occurred on the 11th September , 2012 at Caesar Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara, he went to the scene at about 12:25 hrs on the said date in the company of Superintendent Jessemy and other ranks.
He was assisting in the investigations.
According to him, on 14th September 2012 at about 08:00 hrs, he was present at the GPHC mortuary where in his presence the body of Grant was identified by relatives.
About 08: 40 hrs that day, Dr. Nehaul Singh, performed a post-mortem on the body of Grant, after which he gave the cause of death.
The body he said was later handed over to relatives for burial.
The Inspector said that he later uplifted the original post-mortem report in favour of Shaquelle Grant. Later he handed the report to the Station Sergeant for safe keeping.
On the 18th of September, 2012, between 17:00 hrs and 18:00 hrs, he was present at Le Repentir Cemetery, where he witnessed the burial of Grant and marked the grave by its location.
On 2nd October, 2012, at about 08:15 hrs he contacted one Terrence Wallace, the accused, at TSU, Eve Leary and there he told him he was charged with murder, contrary to Common Law, committed on Shaquelle Grant.
He then read the particulars of the charge to him and took him to the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer the said charge.
In October 2012, witness went to the Records Office, GPHC where he signed and uplifted an original medical certificate in favour of Romel Bollers of Agricola. That same certificate was lodged at the Ruimveldt Police Station.
The Inspector added that during the investigations he collected from Terrence Wallace two statements written by him, one dated 11/09/2012 which was written in his presence at Ruimveldt and the other which he collected from him on 14/9/2012, being a further statement, which he also wrote in his presence.
The witness said that during the P.I. he uplifted the original PM report in favour of Grant, the original medical certificate in favour of Romel Bollers and took them to the Magistrates’ Court, where they were tendered.
Mrs. Judith Mursalin, associated with Miss Narissa Leander, is prosecuting.
Attorney-at-law, Miss Sonia Parag is appearing for the defence.
Justice Navindra Singh is presiding at the trial which is continuing.

By George Barclay