A MIXED 12-member jury was, on Thursday, empanelled before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Demerara High Court for the trial of Rawle Munroe, who is accused of fatally stabbing an ex-soldier in 2018.

Munroe of Two Friends, Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara, pleaded not guilty to the indictment which alleged that, on May 26, 2018, at Beterverwagting ECD, he murdered Edward Bevaney.
He is being represented by attorney-at-law Teriq Mohammed, while the State is represented by Prosecutor Taneisha Saygon.

A total of eight witnesses are expected to testify during the trial.

According to reports, Munroe and Bevaney were involved in a fight over a bicycle. Both men attacked each other but, in the end, Bevaney was killed.

A post-mortem examination revealed that Munroe died as a result of perforation of the lungs due to multiple stab wounds.