THE trial of murder accused Kerry Cromwell ended on Tuesday before Justice Navindra Singh and the 12-member jury returned a guilty verdict.

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

According to the facts presented by State 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 an eyewitness as the shooter.
Lorrimer was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) and later succumbed to his injuries.

With Senior Counsel Stanley Moore as his representative, Cromwell had pleaded not guilty to the charge.
However, during the trial, the eyewitness who is a policeman testified, confirming that indeed Cromwell was the shooter. The policeman testified that he was standing in the compound of Parliament Building and saw when Cromwell approached Lorrimer, shot him, and escaped on a waiting CG motorcycle.

When the jury returned the guilty verdict, the prisoner had a bland expression. His attorney requested a probation report to aid in mitigation of sentence, and Justice Singh granted two weeks for preparation of same.

Cromwell was previously convicted and sentenced to community service for a narcotics offence; he was also charged in connection with several armed robberies and wounding and finally, he was also charged for assaulting a police officer and escaping lawful custody in 2017.