THE preliminary inquiry into the murder of 64-year-old Godfrey Scipio, called “Saga”, a popular D’Urban Street, Georgetown businessman, who was killed outside a city hotel last year, is expected to commence on March 1.

Ex-police officers Derwin Eastman and Jameson Williams have been charged with the indictment which alleged that on October 12, 2017, at Stanley Place, Kitty, they murdered Scipio during the course of a robbery.
The PI will be presided over by Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore in Court 5 of the Georgetown Magistrates Court.

The allegation levelled against the cops stems from Aubrey Bobb, who is also charged and on remand for Scipio’s murder. Ranks from the police Major Crimes Unit were able to arrest the two cops days after the alleged trigger man, Bobb, was placed on remand.
Bobb is reported to have alleged that Eastman is the mastermind behind the businessman’s murder, and that he (Eastman) also went as far as to provide him (Bobb) the gun to do the hit.

Attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes, in association with Eusi Anderson represented Eastman, while Williams was represented by attorney, Dexter Todd.
According to information received, the police managed to arrest Bobb a day after the shooting, and after reviewing the CCTV footage attached to the Kitty hotel where Scipio was shot and robbed. The gold jewellery that was reportedly stolen from Scipio, during the robbery, has not been recovered.

Scipio was shot once, just after being attacked and robbed allegedly by Bobb outside of the Kitty hotel. He was reportedly leaving the hotel in the company of a female friend, and was about to enter his car which was parked in front of the building when he was accosted by Bobb. According to the police, investigations revealed that the suspect “discharged a round hitting Scipio in the abdomen, relieved him of his jewellery and escaped on foot in a northern direction.” Scipio was rushed to a private city hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.