THE second accused in the murder of Purcell Moore Jr. who was gunned down at Craig Old Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) last December, has been charged for the capital offence and on Friday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.
Selwin Dawson, 21, called “Pop Skull” of First Field, Kaneville, EBD was not required to plead to the charge which alleged that on December 20, 2017 at Old Road, Craig, he murdered 40-year-old Moore during the course of a robbery. He was remanded to prison until January 22.
More than two weeks ago, 21-year-old Kelvin Persaud of Fourteenth Avenue, Diamond, EBD was also charged and remanded for Moore’s murder.
According to reports, the father of two was robbed of his gold chain and other jewellery. He sustained two gunshot wounds to the head during the attack which occurred one street away from his mother’s home in Craig. .
