A 21-year-old man was on Tuesday remanded to prison for the murder of Keith Andrew Willis, called “Ghandi”, whose lifeless body was found at Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara last December.
Tafari Softley appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, and was remanded to prison until April 22.
Softley was not required to plead to the charge, which alleged that between December 13 and 14, 2020 at the Bachelor’s Adventure Access Road, he murdered the 23-
year-old man. This newspaper had reported that on December 13, 2020, Willis left his Bachelor’s Adventure home to attend a football competition which was being held in the community. Following the conclusion of the game at 20:30 hrs, Willis reportedly visited the mother of his daughter at 22nd Street, Paradise Housing Scheme, ECD, and left at about 23:00hrs for home.
The following day, at about 05:30 hours, a resident of the area who was heading to work, observed Willis lying on the roadway and summoned the police.
When the police arrived at the scene, Willis was seen lying motionless on the eastern side of Bachelor’s Adventure Access Road, ECD, clad in a black three-quarters pants and white top. The body, which was in an east-to-west position, was surrounded by blood.
Police examined the body, and found a single stab wound to the upper left side neck. Willis was escorted to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Softley, who is the son of Guyanese Reggae singer, Mortimer Softley, better known as “Natural Black”, was arrested last week by police and reportedly confessed to stabbing Willis over a misunderstanding.
