Prime suspect and two others to stand High Court trial for gas station bombing; Taxi driver walks free

The prime suspect in the Regent Street gas station bombing has been committed to stand trial in the High Court along with two of his co-accused.

Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty this morning ruled that sufficient evidence exists for the main accused, Venezuelan national, Daniel Alexander Ramirez Peodemo and his co-accused, Krystal LaCruz and Alexander Bettencourt to stand trial by Judge and Jury in the High Court.

The Magistrate dismissed the no-case submissions that were filed on their behalf.

However, the Magistrate found that there was insufficient evidence linking taxi driver, Jhonny Boodram to the crime.

The charge against Boodram was dismissed and he was set free after being on remand for the past year. He was the taxi driver who transported the main suspect, Daniel Peodemo to the Regent Street area where he planted the bomb at the Mobil gas station.

The bombing claimed the life of 6-year-old Soraya Borne, who was in the company of her family in a car. The car had just pulled up at the gas station and was parking when the bomb went off, pitching the car into the air. A number of other persons were injured.

Two weeks ago, family members of the dead girl gathered at the gas station for a one year anniversary vigil in her memory.

The main suspect had initially pleaded guilty to the crime, but changed that plea once he realised that his co-accused were not going to be set free.

The man reportedly traveled from Venezuela with the explosive device, traveled to Georgetown and planted it at the gas station moments before it was detonated. It was planted to the side of the gas station. He had made an attempt to leave the bag with the bomb in a garbage bin close to the gas pumps at the station, but an employee had instructed him to move from the area. The entire incident was captured on camera.

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