High Court trial for Sir Mars suspected murderer

An East Bank Demerara magistrate on Friday found that there was sufficient evidence for the man, who is accused of the murder of well-known actor and teacher, Kerwyn Mars, also known as Sir Mars, must stand trial before a High Court judge and jury, police said.

The Guyana Police Force said Brian Richards was committed to stand trial at the next practicable sitting of the Demerara Assizes by Magistrate Sunil Scarce sitting at the Diamond/Grove Magistrate Court.

Sir Mars, 51, died on May 7, 2023 at Plantation Providence, East Bank Demerara.

At that time, police had said in a statement that Mars, and the prime suspect in his killing knifed each other before Mars’ car was reversed and pinned him to a nearby concrete fence.

Crime scene detectives had said there were lacerations to the face, head, hand, shoulder, forehead, above the left eye, right side chest, and back.

Two knives were recovered from the scene.