Four men appeared in court yesterday charged with four separate murders which occurred as far back as November, last year.
Akini “Akili” Parris, a 24-year-old auto electrician of Cocorite, appeared in the Port-of-Spain Magistrate’s Court charged with killing 33-year-old Sherwin Noel on April 1.
Noel, of North Post Road, Diego Martin, was shot dead and found behind the steering wheel of his car along the Diego Martin Highway.
Jabari “Jonesy” Williams, of Trou Macaque Road, Laventille, appeared in the Tunapuna Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of Kareem Fernando.
Fernando, 30, was shot dead near his home at Doux Doux Trace, Maracas/St Joseph on April 12.
The third man Seon McKnight, a construction worker from Maturita, Arima, was charged with murdering security guard Joel Punnette on November 2, last year.
Punnette, 59, who provided armed security for a cigarette delivery van, was shot dead when an armed bandit attempted to rob a shop at Kingdom Avenue, Maturita while he and his co-worker was inside. The incident was caught on security cameras.
Shortly after McKnight’s appearance, Sheldon Bernard, 29, of Coalmine Road, Sangre Grande, appeared charged with murdering his neighbour Sheldon Ramdhan.
Ramdhan, the owner of a poultry depot and a DVD store, was chopped to death near his home last Monday.
Parris, Williams and McKnight were also charged with possession of firearms and ammunition.
All four men were remanded into custody and ordered to reappear in court on separate days next month.