-following Water St incident
A 29-year-old Industry, East Coast Demerara salesman has been charged with two counts of manslaughter in connection with the deaths of two men in an incident on Water Street, Georgetown, on August 8.
The accused, Angelo Answick, of Lot 7 Industry was charged today with two counts of manslaughter.
The charges relate to the deaths of Tyrone Captain, 36, a labourer of Eversham, Corentyne, Berbice, also of Beepats Squatting Area, Sophia, and Wreford Vincent Trim, also known as Junior Browne, 23, a vendor of Lot 15 D’Urban Backlands, Georgetown.
Answick appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s before Magistrate Leron Daly.
He was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charges.
He was granted $750,000 bail on each of the two charges, bringing the total bail to $1.5 million.
The matter was adjourned to September 23, 2026, for disclosure.
The charges stem from the incident which occurred on August 8, 2026, at Water Street, Georgetown, resulting in the deaths of Captain and Trim.
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