COME April 1, 2021, High Court Judge, Gino Persaud, is expected to pass sentence on Alvin Calder, called “Cheebu” or “CD”, who was recently found guilty of unlawfully killing a man during a brawl at White Water Landing, Mahdia, in 2007.
The date was set on Tuesday when Calder, formerly of Great Diamond, East Bank Demerara, appeared a second time before the Essequibo High Court, where mitigating and aggravating factors of the case were presented to the court by State prosecutor, Lisa Cave.
Back in January, Calder was indicted for manslaughter, and later found guilty of the offence, which was that on April 12, 2007, he had killed Joseph Willie at White Water Landing, Mahdia. According to a Guyana Chronicle report at the time, Calder had told police that the reason he and Willie had gotten into an argument was because he [Willie] owed him money and did not want to pay him back.
Reports are that it was Willie who had challenged Calder, and the latter, on seeing he was carrying a cutlass, beat a hasty retreat, but not before letting off a warning shot in his direction. Unfortunately, Willie was hit, and later succumbed to his injuries, while Calder was arrested in Georgetown.