THREE men were on Tuesday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of Jason Cort, the Rubis Accountant who was shot and killed by bandits at his Meadowbrook Garden home in 2015.

City Magistrate Judy Latchman committed Stancy Rodney, 27, a mason of Guyhoc Park; Linton Eastman, 30, a miner; and Clifton Gibson, 30, of Perry Street, Tucville, Georgetown when the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder concluded.

Cort was killed during the course of a robbery on June 17, 2015, at Meadowbrook Garden, Georgetown. Magistrate Latchman during her ruling said that after reviewing the evidence in its entirety, the court found that there is enough evidence against the three accused for the case to be tried before a judge and jury.

Rodney and Gibson remained silent when asked by Magistrate Latchman if they had anything to say in answer to the charge. However, Eastman claimed that he was beaten by police to give a caution statement.

Gibson was represented by Attorney Melvin Duke; Rodney by Attorney George Thomas while Eastman was represented by Attorney Paul Fung-a-Fat. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Vishnu Hunt represented the prosecution and had called several witnesses during the trial.

On the day in question at around 22:30h, Cort was shot to the chest when gunmen invaded his home before making off with his licensed firearm, mobile phone and Nintendo game.

He had just returned home from an outing with his girlfriend. She was also at home at the time of the incident but was unhurt. It was reported that the bandits took Cort’s licenced firearm, cell phone, gold band, chain, ring and an X-Box console.

One person from the community had indicated that after hearing the loud explosion and looking outside, they observed persons scaling the fence of Cort’s home and making good their escape up the road.

Cort was rushed to the Dr Balwant Singh Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Following the shooting, the three men were arrested and charged with the offence.