Magistrate Faith McGusty, on Friday, committed Osaffo Grundall called “Curlup” to stand trial in the High Court for manslaughter, while his co-accused was freed, due to insufficient evidence.

Grundall, 26, of Freeman Street, East La Penitence and his co-accused, James Fraser, called “Damo”, of Garnett Street, Campbellville, were initially indicted for the capital offence of murder, for which a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) was held at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The duo was jointly charged for murdering Marlon Rodney, known as “George” between April 25 and April 30, 2019, at Norton Street, Georgetown.
On Friday, Magistrate McGusty ruled that, based on the evidence presented during the PI, a case of manslaughter was made out against Grundall. He was committed to stand trial in the High Court at the next sitting of the Demerara Assizes.

Further, Magistrate ruled that with regards to Fraser, no evidence was produced by the Prosecutor to prove the essential elements of the offence. He was therefore freed.
According to reports, on April 25, 2019, Rodney, 35, a taxi driver of Norton Street, Lodge was in a heated argument with the duo when he was allegedly shot by one of the men.

Rodney was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for treatment. He succumbed to his injuries on April 30.