TWENTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Wayne Gilbert, was on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, committed to stand trial at the High Court by Magistrate Leron Daly for allegedly murdering Rawle Rodrigues, who was killed during a robbery at Croal Street, Stabroek, Georgetown.

Gilbert, who resides at Lot 30 West La Penitence, had reportedly escaped police custody while at the Golden Grove police station in 2017, after he was found to be one of three suspects in Rodrigues’s murder.

Particulars of the charge stated that on January 20, 2017, at the Route 32 minibus park, he maliciously murdered Rodrigues during an attempted robbery. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge.

The prosecutor in the case is Richard Harris. On Tuesday, the magistrate ruled that there is sufficient evidence to commit Gilbert to stand trial at the High Court, since she had found evidence led by the prosecution to be fully credible.

Afabia Yankana and Akeem Hayman were also committed to stand trial in 2018 for the offence by Magistrate Judy Latchman. On the day in question, the now deceased Rodrigues was reportedly followed by the three men from the Demico Roof Garden. On his way to the park, one of the suspects in pursuit of the robbery, stabbed Rodrigues to his chest with a knife.