THE High Court trial into the murder of Purcell Moore Jr., who was gunned down during a robbery at Craig Old Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) in 2017, is expected to commence before a Judge and jury on June 24, 2021.

Selwin Dawson, 25, called “Crack Skull”, formerly of First Field, Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, and Kevin Persaud called “Boyce”, 25, formerly of Fourteen Avenue, Diamond, EBD, were arraigned before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Demerara High Court for the capital offence of murder.
The duo denied that, on December 20, 2017, they murdered 40-year-old Moore during the course of a robbery. A jury was empanelled to hear the case.
According to reports, the father of two was robbed of his gold chain and other jewellery. He sustained two gunshot wounds to the head during the attack which occurred one street away from his mother’s home at Craig. Reports are that the man had returned from abroad several weeks prior and may have been monitored by his attackers.