Security guard charged with murdering brother

DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Geoffrey Henderson yesterday instructed Northern Division police to charge a 27-year-old Windy Hill, Arouca security guard for murdering his brother. In addition, police have also charged the accused man’s mother for possession of arms and ammunition and possession of marijuana. Mother and son are due to appear before an Arima Magistrate today.

According to police reports, police led by Sgt Johnnie Abraham (Homicide Bureau) and Arouca CID officers Cpl Beepath Samai and Cpl Hal Edwards stormed a house at Windy Hill, Arouca around 2 pm on Wednesday. The officers seized a quantity of compressed marijuana, a .380 semi-automatic pistol and six rounds of ammunition. They later arrested a 56-year-old mother of six and her 27-year-old son. Following a meeting with DPP Henderson yesterday, Cpl Beepath Samai formally charged the 27-year-old man for the murder of Anthony Jules, 23, whose decomposing body was found on April 29, in a drain near the NUGFW housing project in Arouca.

An autopsy report revealed Jules was shot through the head. Police have also seized a grey B13 Sentra in which Jules is believed to have been shot. The car’s left front door has a bullet entry. In addition to the charge of murdering his brother, the 27-year-old guard was also charged with attempting to murder another man who witnessed the death of Jules, possession of marijuana, and possession of arms and ammunition.