COME May 7, 2019, Justice James Bovell-Drakes is expected to sum up the evidence in the trial of Junior Anthony Henry, who is alleged to have murdered Michael Hamilton at Sparendaam Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara.

Henry, called ‘Oswald’, 28, formerly of Third Street, Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara, was charged and is currently on remand. The indictment alleged that Henry, on October 7, 2013, at Sparendaam Squatting Area, killed Hamilton. Henry denied the charge when it was read to him at the Demerara High Court.

He is represented by attorneys-at-law, Lyndon Amsterdam and Latoya Roberts, while the State is represented by prosecutors Tiffini Lyken and Sarah Martin. According to the police, at about 17:30 hrs, on the day in question, 22-year-old Hamilton, of Sparendaam Housing Scheme, ECD, was allegedly shot and killed by the suspect, Henry.

It was also stated that investigations had revealed that Hamilton’s sister was at home when she heard an explosion and, when she looked outside, she saw her brother running after Henry.

The police said that as Hamilton got closer, Henry turned around and shot him in the chest, before making good his escape, leaving the aggressor to be taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The men reportedly had an ongoing feud over a woman, said to have been Henry’s girlfriend.