THE trial for murder accused Kerry Cromwell commenced on Wednesday before Justice Navindra Singh.

Cromwell was remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Linden bus driver Alvin Lorrimer on March 21, 2016.

According to particulars of the offence presented by prosecutors Tuanna Hardy and Abigail Gibbs, Lorrimer was shot while he was standing outside his bus at the Linden bus park seeking passengers; Cromwell was seen by eyewitnesses as the shooter.

Lorrimer was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and later succumbed to his injuries.
Cromwell is being represented by Senior Counsel Stanley Moore and the trial continues today, Thursday.

Cromwell was previously convicted and ordered to do community service for a narcotics offence; he has also been charged in connection with several armed robberies and unlawful wounding. Cromwell was also charged with assaulting a police officer and escaping lawful custody in 2017.