A 12-member jury has found Anthony Chester, called ‘Sharky’ guilty of the murder of Purcell Moore Jr., who was gunned down during a robbery at Craig Old Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) in 2017.
Chester, 27, of Section C, Block Y, Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD, was on trial before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Demerara High Court.

He had denied that, on December 20, 2017, he murdered 40-year-old Moore during the course of a robbery.
A 12-member jury, after deliberating for almost two hours, returned with a guilty verdict. Justice Kissoon deferred sentencing to July.

In 2021, two men Selwin Dawson, 27, called “Crack Skull”, formerly of First Field, Kaneville, EBD, and Kevin Persaud, called “Boyce”, 28, formerly of Fourteen Avenue, Diamond, EBD, were sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving 15 years for the crime.

The men were also sentenced by Justice Sandil Kissoon for the capital offence of murder. However, the pair had moved to the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn their conviction and sentence.

According to statements presented in court, Moore was returning home from a shop when Chester, who was armed with a handgun, confronted him. An argument reportedly ‘erupted’ between the men.
That escalated into a scuffle, during which several rounds were discharged at Moore. He was rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Chester is currently serving a total of 14 years and six months behind bars for a series of offences, including armed robbery, possession of an illegal gun and ammunition, and discharging a loaded firearm.