Two Plead Guilty to Murdering Father and Daughter

Two men charged with the murders of Aaron Latchman, a 47-year-old moneychanger, and his 18-year- old daughter, Arianna Latchman, both from Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD), have pleaded
guilty.

Dead: Aaron Latchman

The men, Paul Chan and Troy Abrams, both reportedly in their 40s, were arraigned before Demerara High Court Judge Navindra Singh for the killings that occurred on July 4, 2019.

Dead: Arianna Latchman

Defence counsel for the men is Ronald Bostwick, while the prosecution team comprises State Counsel Praneta Seeraj, Taneisha Saygon, Caressa Henry, and Christopher Belfield.

Chan and Abrams are scheduled to return to court on August 30, 2024, for their sentencing hearing.

On June 4, 2019, Latchman and his daughter were gunned down by bandits on their arrival home.

The bandits carted off a bag containing cash. On the day of the incident, the teenager was shot to her chest when the bandits entered the house through the back door and began demanding money.

Her father was shot three times-twice to the right-side shoulder and once to the left.  Following the robbery, the gunmen made good their escape in a white waiting Toyota Carina 212 motorcar.

Both father and daughter were pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital.