Ex- soldier found guilty of fatally shooting friend
The convict Allister Woolford at the Demerara High Court on Monday.
The convict Allister Woolford at the Demerara High Court on Monday.

TEARS of joy and sorrow flowed in Court 1 in the Demerara High Court on Monday afternoon when a 12-member jury after deliberating for more than two hours returned with a guilty verdict against former soldier, Allister Woolford.

Relatives of both the deceased and the accused were present and after the verdict of 10-2 was announced by the foreman many of them were moved to tears.

It was justice for the mother of the deceased who cried with joy even though she was sad for losing her young son while, on the other side the relatives of the accused cried in despair and seemed to be shell-shocked.

It finally dawned on them what had taken place when Allister Woolford was handcuffed and placed in custody until August 27, 2018 at 15:00hrs when he will return before the trial judge Sandil Kissoon for the presentation of a probation report followed by sentencing.

On Monday afternoon former soldier Allister Woolford was convicted for the December 8, 2014 manslaughter of Devon Howell at D’Andrade Street, Newtown, Kitty.

According to state prosecutor Mandel Moore, Allister Woolford on November 21, 2014 shot and killed his friend, Devon Howell.

Devon Howell succumbed to his injury on December 8, 2014 while a patient at the GPHC.

Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh testified after being deemed an expert in the area of forensic pathology that he performed a post mortem on the body of Devon Howell on December 10, 2014.

He related that the body had a circular wound on the right side neck. The bullet exited through the left side.

Dr. Singh gave the cause of death as respiratory failure as a result of fractures.

More than 10 witnesses testified in the trial before Justice Sandil Kissoon and a 12-member jury which lasted just over a week.

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