TWO men were on Wednesday freed from an ammunition possession charge by Magistrate Crystal Lambert at the Bartica Magistrate’ Court, due to the lack of evidence to establish a prima facie case.

Sherwin Christian, 29, and Hayland Handy, 41, were on trial for having 49 rounds of .38 ammunition in their possession on July 18, 2018, at 70 Km Police Outpost, Essequibo, without being the holder of a firearm licence. The men were out on $150,000 bail each
Handy’s attorney, Siand Dhurjon, had made a no-case submission on the grounds that the prosecution failed to prove its case and had no evidence linking his client.

Magistrate Lambert agreed that no prima facie case had been established against Handy and Christian.

According to reports, Christian was a taxi driver and operated the motorcar in which the ammunition was found. However, when the car was searched, Handy was a passenger. Both men denied ownership of the ammunition.