Logger Faces Verdict in Wiruni Murder Case

December 13 2024 – The trial of 29-year-old Marlon La Rose, a logger from Maria Henrietta, Upper Berbice River, accused of murdering Kevin Hercules, is nearing its conclusion in the High Court.

Justice Sandil Kissoon is set to summarise the evidence on Monday, December 16, 2024, after which the jury will deliberate on the verdict.

La Rose is charged with the murder of Hercules, a 24-year-old resident of Wiruni, Upper Demerara River, which reportedly occurred between September 12 and September 13, 2021.

Dead: Kevin Hercules

Prosecutors, attorneys Alvaro Ramotar and Delon Fraser have outlined the case against La Rose, while defense attorney Ronald Bostwick has represented the accused throughout the proceedings.

The tragedy unfolded when Hercules’ body was discovered floating in the Berbice River on September 14, 2021.

According to police reports, he was last seen alive drinking at a local shop with friends before departing by boat. His body, later retrieved from the river, showed signs of violence, including a mutilated face and a neck wound.

Following a preliminary inquiry in the magistrates’

court, the magistrate determined that there was sufficient evidence for La Rose to stand trial for murder before a judge and jury.