At the third court hearing on Thursday into the murder of the 18-year-old British teen in Guyana, an appeal was made by the still mourning father, Andrew Bernard for any outstanding individual with information that can strengthen the police’s case, however small, to relay that information as soon as possible.
Five persons, including two women, have been charged for the murder of Dominic Bernard which occurred in October 2015 soon after the teen travelled to Guyana for the first time to visit his godbrother, Aaron Hing. Hing and his pregnant girlfriend are among those charged for the teen’s death after his body was discovered almost three months later in a shallow grave.
The older Bernard extended thanks to the people of Guyana who sent messages of prayer and support to his family. He also thanked Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum and other police investigators who worked on the case for their thrust to ensure justice is served.
“My family and I were very touched by actions of residents of kildonan and Nurney… and I want to thank all those who have come forward and furnish police with information,” the mourning father said.
Meanwhile inside the courtroom, the journey to prove the innocence of the accused got underway before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh. Representing the number one accused, Aaron Hing and two others was Attorney at Law Nigel Hughes.
Mr. Hughes provided the court with pictures which showed the now deceased Bernard posing with a gun and dressed in all black.
Those pictures were seemingly taken outside of Guyana.
Hughes claimed that the police and family members of Bernard were out to paint a sympathetic picture of him while one of hostility and aggression was being constructed against his client.
Bernard’s family had said that he travelled to Guyana to continue his studies in film production and trace his roots.
Police have reported that confessions were secured from all five of the persons slapped equally with a murder charge. The details of those confessions remain sketchy but are expected to be revealed as the trial heats up.
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