DIRECTOR of Public Prosecution (DPP), Shalimar Ali Hack, on Thursday, recommended that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) charge 24-year-old Brian Richards for the murder of well-known entertainer and educator, Kirwyn Mars, also known as “Sir Mars.”

Richards, who is from John Fernandes Squatting area, is expected to appear before the Diamond Magistrates’ Court today (May 12, 2023) to face the capital offence.

Mars was stabbed eight times with a knife before being pinned between his car and a fence of an apartment building in Perseverance, East Bank Demerara, last Sunday.

According to a police report, the incident occurred at approximately 10:30 hrs on the night of May 7 at Providence, East Bank Demerara, where Mars was in the company of Richards in his grey Mitsubishi RVR vehicle, registration number PZZ-6438.

Enquiries into the incident revealed that Mars and Richards had a “misunderstanding” that escalated, and both parties armed themselves with knives, resulting in injuries to both men.

Mars attempted to escape from the vehicle, but the suspect reversed the car, hitting the victim and pinning him against a fence on the eastern side of the street, which runs north to south.

Richards then exited the vehicle and fled on foot in a southern direction. He was arrested on Tuesday at his workplace in Georgetown.

He reportedly confessed to the crime, but claimed Mars’ death was accidental.