JUSTICE Brassington Reynolds and a 12-member jury, on Monday, began hearing evidence in the trial of Stafrei Alexander, who is accused of murdering Terrence Thomas in 2015, following their escape from police custody.

Alexander, a career criminal and former resident of Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, was arraigned in the High Court last week for the capital offence. He denied that between December 8 and 11, 2015 at Linden, he murdered Thomas.
On Monday, the trial commenced with the testimony of government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh and a police witness. The trial will continue on Tuesday at 09:00 hours.

The Guyana Chronicle had reported that Alexander and Thomas were charged jointly for the murder of Linden businesswoman, Shevon Gordon, who was gunned down outside of her house on April 4, 2015, at One Mile Block 22, Wismar, Linden. She was also relieved of a bag containing money and her son was also wounded.

On December 8, 2015, Alexander and Thomas escaped from the Mackenzie Police Station, where they were in holding to attend court.
Thomas’s decomposed body was found in the Demerara River, in the vicinity of West Watooka, three days later. Thomas is believed to have provided investigators with information about Gordon’s murder and was reportedly killed by Alexander.
Alexander, who was among the high-profile prisoners who broke out of the Camp Street prison in 2017, is currently serving a life sentence for the attempted murder of Curtis Thom. He is also awaiting trial at the High Court for another murder.