Another
                              suspect charged for Cool Square killing
                              
                              
                              Another person was yesterday charged in
                              connection with the  robbery and murder of
                              Canada-based Guyanese, Rawle Harding, who was
                              killed while he sat with friends at Cool Square
                              almost two weeks ago.
                              
                              
                              Dwaine Critchlow, 27, of Moffat Street, Vigilance,
                              East Coast Demerara, was not required to plead to
                              the indictable offence of murder, when the charge
                              was read to him by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa
                              Robertson.
                              It was alleged that Critchlow, on March 3, at
                              Georgetown, killed Rawle Harding. He was
                              unrepresented by lawyer yesterday.
                              When asked by the magistrate if he had anything to
                              say, Critchlow said that the police were framing
                              him.
                              “From the 25 February I was at Bartica, because
                              I does do mining there. They (police) giving me
                              things I ain’t know nothing about,” Critchlow
                              told the magistrate.
                              The man further said in open court that various
                              persons at Bartica gave the police statements
                              supporting his story, but the police appear to
                              refuse to verify the statements. Critchlow said
                              that he was placed on an identification parade and
                              only one of the three witnesses picked him out.
                              “Why me? Why me, meh worship? Is only because I
                              ain’t got money, because de other boy who dey
                              hold pay dem police and he ain’t get picked
                              out,” Critchlow said.
                              He further alleged that when he was arrested he
                              had over $70,000 in cash and a gold chain weighing
                              more than 20 pennyweights when the police arrested
                              him.
                              Police Prosecutor Stephen Telford said that the
                              file would be sent to the Director of Public
                              Prosecutions for further advice.
                              The matter was adjourned to March 31; it was also
                              transferred to Court Two for trial.
                              On Wednesday last, 19-year-old Junior Bourne was
                              charged and remanded in connection with the
                              murder.
                              Bourne, who was shaking uncontrollably, is also
                              accused of killing Rawle Harding on March 3. His
                              mother who was present in court screamed out in
                              the courtroom as the charge was read to her son.
                              Bourne too accused the police of framing him.
                              Bourne kept shouting “that the police are always
                              picking up people’s children and wrongfully
                              putting them in prison”. Bourne and Critchlow,
                              according to the police, are the two persons that
                              stormed into the bar and killed Harding.
                              The two men were detained by the police after they
                              viewed images of the gunmen recorded on
                              surveillance cameras at the popular West Ruimveldt
                              nightspot.
                              Harding, his cousin and a friend were sitting at
                              the bar having a drink when the two gunmen entered
                              through the southern gate.
                              The surveillance tapes show that the bandits
                              ordered two bottles of Mackeson stout and then sat
                              drinking next to Harding and his friends.
                              One of the bandits looked across at Harding and
                              noticed his jewellery and began whispering to his
                              accomplice.
                              After getting up to ensure that the way was clear,
                              the bandits drew their firearms and attacked
                              Harding.
                              One of them then grabbed Harding, who had a broken
                              leg, and it was during a scuffle that the
                              Canada-based Guyanese was shot.
                              The bandits then stripped him of his jewellery,
                              wallet and a cell phone.
                              After this, the bandits turned their attention to
                              Harding’s cousin who had remained in the bar,
                              and ordered him at gunpoint to take off his ring.
                              Not satisfied, one of the gunmen then jumped over
                              the counter and grabbed money and phone cards from
                              the cash register. Kaieteur News understands that
                              two more charges are expected to be laid against
                              Critchlow.
                              The charges stem from robbery under arms to
                              abduction and aggravated assault. According to
                              police sources, Critchlow is accused of holding a
                              woman hostage in her Canje Berbice home. He
                              managed to elude the police but he kept
                              telephoning the woman, even to the point of
                              informing her that he had eluded the cordon and
                              was now in the city.