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Oct 20, 2017 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News
Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday ordered that the two teenagers charged with the murder of 55-year-old Fazal Shaheed, who was shot and killed after bandits stormed a house at Lot 194 Freeman Street, East La Penitence,
Georgetown, be placed under the supervision of a probation officer, and that they undergo counselling until the completion of the trial.
The Chief Magistrate made this ruling after Police Prosecutor, Inspector Neville Jeffers told the court that the prosecution will call a total of 27 witnesses in the trial.
Shawn Da Santos, 19 and Stephen Howard, 18, both of Freeman Street, East La Penitence, Georgetown, made their second court appearance yesterday. Both teens are on remand for the capital offence, the charge of which states that on September 24, last, they murdered Shaheed during the course of a robbery.
Chief Magistrate adjourned the matter until October 25, after the prosecutor told the court that there is still one outstanding statement from the police crime lab.
Howard is the brother of Jason Howard, who is on remand for the murders of Mohamed Munir and his wife, Bibi Jamila Munir, who were allegedly burnt to death by bandits in their Good Hope, East Bank Essequibo home in April 2016.
Shaheed, of Lot 61 Cropper Street, Albion, Berbice, was shot four times after gunmen stormed the home where he and other relatives were preparing a memorial service for their father.
His younger brothers Talim Shaheed, 50, of Toronto, Canada and Shalim Shaheed, 53, of New York were both shot in the back.
Police said that three bandits gained entry to the concrete structure via the southern door which was left open and exited through the north western bedroom. Detectives recovered three spent shells and three bullets from the scene.
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