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Five cops remanded over murder of Gavin Douglas

By Staff Editor Fri, November 6 2026, 2:07 PM GMT-4

Five police officers were today remanded to prison after appearing before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Courts on a charge of murdering Gavin Douglas, known as “Tallman.”

The accused are Bevis Lyles, Joel Newsum, Ariff Haniff, Tiansay Thomas and Wencill Marshall. The charge alleges that the five murdered Douglas on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara.

Magistrate Latchman read the charge to the officers and directed them to listen without responding before remanding them to prison.

Attorneys Shamar Britton and Meshonn Persaud represented Haniff, while attorneys Yuborn Allicock and Calvin Brutus appeared for Thomas and Marshall.

The court was told that Douglas’s family, represented by attorney Dexter Todd, was in the process of applying for a fiat to prosecute the case.

The matter was adjourned to November 17, 2026, for report at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court.

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