Agricola youth remanded on 3 charges
Jun 12, 2025
: Accused, Keon Narine, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday
Kaieteur News – Twenty-three-year-old Keon Narine, the brother of Nicholas Narine, called ‘Biggs’, who was murdered on Monday, was remanded on Wednesday to prison on three charges.
Narine, an electrician of Lot 117 Caesar Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara (EBD), appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore.
It is alleged that on June 9, 2025, at Agricola, Narine discharged a firearm at Gideon Bollers with intent to harm or disfigure him.
It is also alleged that on the same day at the said address, Narine was found with five live 5.56 ammunition and one AR-15 rifle firearm in his possession without being the holder of a firearm licence.
Narine pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
The prosecution objected to bail on several grounds, including that the accused is on bail for an offence of a similar nature committed in 2023. It noted too that there are no special reasons for bail to be granted and that CCTV footage shows Narine discharging the firearm. The prosecution said that during a video interview, the accused admitted to the offences. There are also some concerns that the defendant could interfere with the witnesses.
Magistrate Azore denied Narine’s bail, and the matter was adjourned for July 30, 2025.
Narine was arrested on Monday for allegedly discharging a loaded firearm.
The police stated that the firearm was discharged at the home of 60-year-old Gideon Bollers, father of Rafael Bollers, the suspect in Nicholas’ murder. The incident had reportedly occurred at 08:30hrs at Lot 120 Brutus Street, Agricola, EBD.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that Narine went to Brutus Street on a motorcycle, reportedly armed with a firearm and stopped in front of the said house and discharged several rounds, which hit the house in several places,” police said.
Keon reportedly left on the motorcycle in a northern direction. Police officers then later went to Keon’s residence, where a search was conducted and an AR-15 rifle and one magazine containing five (5) live 5.56 rounds of ammunition were found in a bedroom.
Keon was told of the allegation and the offences committed, cautioned, arrested and escorted to the Ruimveldt Police Station, along with the firearm and ammunition.
Police said, “When questioned further at the station, Narine told detectives that he shot at the house because the 60-year-old man’s son, Rapheal Bollers, killed his brother, Nicholas Narine. He also said that the firearm belongs to his brother, Nicholas Narine.”
Eighteen 5.56mm spent shells were recovered at the scene.
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