Accused in Gasparillo KFC shooting death faces another murder charge

A 33-year-old man charged with murdering two men has been denied bail.

One of the victims was a co-accused in a gun and ammunition case that is pending in the San Fernando Magistrates' Court.

On March 4, Mark "West" Nelson faced Master Shabaana Shah in the San Fernando High Court, charged with the murder of labourer Luka Lorenzo Goring, 31, of Gopaul Lands in Marabella.
He was also charged with the murder of scrap-iron worker Lyndon "Winky" Marcus, 36, of La Sophie Trace in Claxton Bay.

Nelson, of Hibiscus Drive in Claxton Bay, was also charged with having a gun and ammunition. The police contend the weapon was used in both shootings.

The case was adjourned to July 26.

In July 2021, Nelson and Marcus were jointly charged with having a gun and ammunition at Riley Road, St Margaret's Village, in Claxton Bay. PC Mathura laid these charges, and the case is pending at the magistrates' court.

Attorney Kiran Panday represented Nelson on March 4.

On November 7, Marcus died at the San Fernando General Hospital, two days after he was shot as he sat under a mango tree at the roadside near his home.

The shooting happened on November 5 at around 8.40 pm, when a white car pulled up. The occupants got out and shot Marcus several times.

On February 16, Goring was shot and killed in KFC. The incident, captured on CCTV cameras, shows Goring stabbing the suspect several times at the fast-food outlet, in full view of other customers, including a child, as well as staff.

Goring was then overpowered and shot dead on the spot. The injured suspect then left.

Over the weekend, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Joan Honore-Paul instructed police from the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (Region III) to charge Nelson after reviewing a file.

A week ago, the police got a tip-off and went to the house at St John's Road, Claxton Bay, where they held Nelson.

On March 4, the court heard that Nelson has pending matters as well as several convictions for breaching the curfew in 2021, breaching a protection order, using obscene language, resisting arrest, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and having marijuana.