Five men accused of the abduction of Joshua David will be detained in custody for a further 72 hours after investigators successfully managed to obtain extensions for their detention on Monday.
The five men surrendered to the Brickdam Police Station, Georgetown on Friday.
They are: Aaron Alleyne called ‘Cats’, Wayne Barker, Damion Barlow, Dwayne Griffith and Daventai Mars.
On Monday, the standard 72-hour Police detention period for these men would have expired.
Two charged, five others surrender in abduction of Joshua David
As Police keep the men in custody and hope to get more information on the abduction of David, the file for the investigation was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.
On Friday last, two other suspects – Alpha Poole, 35 of Stanley Place, Kitty, Georgetown and Osafo Peters, 28 of William Street, Kitty, Georgetown were remanded to prison.
It is alleged that on September 26, 2024, at Main Street, Georgetown, while in the company of others, Poole and Peters abducted David, with the intent of secretly and wrongfully confining him.
The men were not required to plead to the charge and were remanded to prison. The case was adjourned to October 11, 2024.
Before the men were taken to court on Friday, a legal dispute unfolded when attorney Everton Lammy-Singh informed the court of an order that was issued for both men to be immediately released from custody as they were kept in custody beyond their 72-hour detention period.
The order was handed down by High Court Judge Nichole Pierre. She ruled in favour of their release, citing the breach of legal protocol.
Singh-Lammy had told the News Room that he would be returning to the High Court to seek contempt charges.
Known fondly ‘Bricks’ among his peers, David was abducted outside a Main Street, Georgetown restaurant where he had gone to purchase food on the evening of September 26.
Acting on information, the Police began their search for David days after his abduction in the Buxton and Annandale backlands. However, three days of searches ended in futility as nothing of evidential value was found.
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