A mob-like commotion developed last week Friday following the first court appearance of murder suspect, Kelvin Antoine who is also known as Pussy as he was taken from the police station to the nearby Gouyave Court House.
Pussy has been finally charged with murder following the shooting to death on Christmas Day of ice cream salesman, Rickey Cosley Beharry of Maran, St. John's.
He was first detained by the police immediately following the shooting, but was released two days later pending further investigations.
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Cosley's mom being assisted |
The Block plant owner was again arrested last week Wednesday, and the murder charge finally laid on him early Friday morning.
The two uniformed police officers who escorted the 47-year old Pussy in and out of the court room ran with him through the yard where both the police station and the Magistrate's Court are located.
This angered the crowd that gathered on the street outside of the court house.
One female person shouted out that because Pussy has money he is not allowed to face the media.
She went on to say that had it been a poor person who was less influential he would not have received that preferential treatment.
"He has the money so he can't face the media. I hope all you write up on this. I want to see this on T. V. I hope the camera pick up how the police pulling him and only running with him," said the angry woman to the group of media personnel covering Pussy's court appearance.
Another woman was heard saying: "The police and them wicked. Ah doh fraid all you (the police). He (Pussy) don't even show no remorse. He came out laughing".
Some of the onlookers proclaimed that politics was involved in the police investigation of the alleged murder.
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The accused |
However, a few known political activists of the ruling New National Party (NNP) who also assembled outside the court retorted by saying that there was no politics in the affair."It have politics in that, yes it have politics. So who stupid in Grenada? He (Pussy) is the first one that ever kill and they don't arrest him and put him in jail," one male person responded.
"All you lie! So is the government that put him there, to tell him kill? It don't have no damn politics in it. Hush all you a..," the NNP activists replied.
There are reports that Pussy is a major financier of the NNP Constituency Branch in St. John's.
