GUYANA - A thirty-seven-year-old porter, Damian Bissoon also known as “Brother,” was sentenced to 23 years imprisonment for the 2018 murder of Taj Andrew Jarvis.
The ruling was handed down by Justice Damone Young at the Demerara High Court. Bissoon, of Shell Road Kitty, Georgetown, was found guilty of fatally stabbing Jarvis on March 30, 2018, in the vicinity of Barr and Alexander Streets, Georgetown.
However, he was charged with the offence in 2022 after being on the run for nearly four years. He had surrendered to the police, accompanied by his attorney at the time, George Thomas. Bissoon was later arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Kaieteur News understands that Bissoon’s trial began in October 2024 before Justice Peter Hugh of the Demerara High Court but ended in a hung jury. As such, a retrial was ordered.
During the retrial, Bissoon was represented by attorney Ronald Bostwick. The prosecution was led by Alvaro Ramotar and Muntaz Ali. At the time of the killing, the victim was seen walking with his friend along Alexander Street, when Bissoon confronted him and demanded money. Jarvis was stabbed several times about his body. He was later taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he was pronounced dead on arrival. (Kaieteur News/Guyana Chronicle)
