In a strange turn of events after murder charges were dismissed against Regan Rodrigues called Grey Boy, the Director of Public Prosecution Shalimar Ali-Hack has written to Magistrate Judy Latchman urging her to commit the accused to stand trial for the murder of Crum-Ewing.
Attorney at law Nigel Hughes via telephone said he took the letter to the magistrate and she refused to comply. This comes one day after the Magistrate Latchman discharged murder charges against Grey Boy for the second time.
On Monday, June 5, 2017, City Magistrate Judy Latchman in her ruling said there was absolutely no evidence linking Regal Rodrigues called Grey Boy to the killing of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing. The Magistrate’s ruling came after Assistant Superintendent of Police Mitchell Caesar refused to return to the stand to continue his testimony.
Director of Public Prosecution Shalimar Ali-Hack ordered murder charges be reinstituted against Rodrigues Murder charges were reinstituted against Rodrigues.
Fourteen (14) oral statements allegedly made by Rodrigues were admitted into evidence, but Magistrate Latchman said they did not implicate Rodrigues in the murder and there is no evidence that Rodrigues used the gun, pulled the trigger and shot Crum-Ewing.
March 10, 2015, Crum-Ewing was executed in the Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara where he was calling on residents to vote the former People’s Progressive Party Government out of office.