Two more charged for ‘body in barrel’ case
July 9 2026
Two men have been charged and remanded to prison in connection with the murder of Levi Williams, called “Vamperous,” whose body was discovered stuffed inside a barrel at the Le Repentir Cemetery last December.
Edgar Lawson, called “Baby,” a 33-year-old businessman of Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara, and Keiran Barrett, known as “Bucko,” a 50-year-old vendor of East La Penitence, Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
The pair was jointly charged with the murder of Williams, which allegedly occurred between December 23 and December 25, 2025, at Charlotte Street, Georgetown.
Neither was required to plead to the indictable charge. Bail was refused, and both were remanded to prison until July 29, 2026.
The latest charges come just over a week after investigators arrested Kevin Lawson, another suspect wanted in the case. He was taken into custody on June 28 as the investigation intensified.
Williams’ partly decomposed body was discovered on Christmas Day 2025, stuffed headfirst inside a barrel at the Le Repentir Cemetery. A post-mortem examination later determined that he died from multiple injuries.
Three other men—Randy Mars, called “Ratty,” Aaron Khan, known as “Tattoo,” and Jamal David, called “Hundred”—have already been charged with Williams’ murder.
Investigators have also been relying on CCTV footage from the surrounding area as part of the ongoing probe into the circumstances surrounding the killing.
