DAYS after police found missing British teen Dominic Bernard’s body in a shallow grave at Kildonan village, they have charged his godbrother and his close friend for murder. Twenty-year-old Aaron Wilfred Hing, called “Neutral” and his friend, 24-year-old Staymon “Sherwin” George, both of Kildonan Village were not required to plead yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to the capital charge which alleged that they murdered the teen on October 14.
There was near pandemonium at the court as media personnel and others crowded the courtyard to catch a glimpse of the duo, but they had to wait until late afternoon for the two prisoners to arrive.
The matter was called before city Magistrate Judy Latchman who remanded the men and transferred the case to Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for today.
Representing the two Kildonanian accused was Attorney-at-law, Nigel Hughes, who requested a speedy and fair trial for his clients.
According to Hughes, the police had attached a stigma by giving a prodigious image to his clients. Hugh further pointed out that the police had brought the accused to court after the expiration of the 72-hour detention.

Police prosecutor Vishnu Hunt made no reply to the lawyer’s submission. The police are conducting their investigations and additional advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is being sought.
The teenager reportedly arrived in Guyana on the evening of October 14, 2015 and had not been seen since. His father, during his visit to Guyana for news about his son, met with Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum, who promised that the police would do everything in their power to solve the mystery.
The teen’s godbrother became a person of interest after he disappeared when police attempted to contact him. As law enforcement officers continued to dig for information, George was added to the list of suspects. Wanted bulletins were issued for the two men as suspicion grew about their involvement in the teen’s disappearance.
Police later captured them both: Hing at a city hotel and George at a house in Tucville, Georgetown. They were arrested after the decomposed body of a male believed to be that of the missing teenager was discovered a few villages from Kildonan, the village where the teen was expected to spend his time during his visit to Guyana.
They later admitted that they had collected the teen from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport on October 14, 2015 and on their way to Berbice, they stopped along Sheriff Street where they ate and drank a few beers.
The latest development in the case was the discovery of the teen’s camera and its components. These were dug up after a third suspect, Jameel Sinclair, took law-enforcement officers to an area behind Nurney Village and pointed out where he hid the device.
Sinclair admitted that he was promised payment to hide the teen’s belongings on the night he was fatally beaten. Later on Sunday evening, the said suspect led ranks to another area where the laptop that belonged to the teenager was reportedly hidden.
To date, they have not confirmed when they actually murdered the teen, since one suspect claimed it was done on the night he arrived in Guyana, while the other claimed it was a week after. It was reported that the two suspects had dug the grave two days in advance.
During a press conference held at Cara Lodge, the missing teen’s father, Andrew Bernard, who arrived from London, had said: “My son flew on BW 903, leaving London’s Gatwick Airport on 10/14 at 12:50 pm, arriving POS at 5.30 pm on the same day. He then boarded BW 483 from POS to GT at 8.40 pm, arriving at Timehri at 9.50 pm.
“We know Dominic cleared customs, after that we have no information.” He described Dominic as six feet tall, medium build, with black hair, longer on top than on the sides, and he was wearing blue jeans, white sweatshirt with black jacket that had leather in the middle and the arms were fabric.
He was wearing white Nike sneakers, had one suitcase and one piece of hand luggage, his father confirmed. The family had initially reached out to the Surrey Police in London, who began an investigation in the UK.