Guard murdered at worksite

Shock, dismay and outrage were expressed as word spread yesterday of the brutal murder of a security guard who up until his death, worked at the Supervisor’s Club on Silverballi Street in Linden.
Sixty-five year-old John Evans who was well known as Buck John, lived next door to his place of employment. He was at work when he was killed. A bloodied piece of four by four, with nails embedded in it, and some bloodied zinc sheets, upon which his bashed-in head lay, told the gruesome tale of how the man met his demise.
Curious onlookers and friends who converged on the scene described the act as inhuman, as many tried to get a glimpse of Evans, a man whom they had known for years, and whom they described as a peaceful law-abiding citizen.
One man, who described the act as cowardly and reprehensible, wondered out loud who could have done such a thing.
Another remarked angrily, “Dey cruel man, who would do dis to dis man…is another human being, and he never trouble nobody”. Many others echoed those sentiments.
An employee of the Supervisor’s Club, Robert Langevine, said that early yesterday morning he noticed the door to the club open, and the lights still on, which he found strange, so he went to investigate and was cruelly surprised by the sight of John lying in pool of blood with his head bashed in. Langevine said that the man had been around the Club for ages, so “we had just found something for him to do”.
According to Langevine, a small amount of cash, which represented the day’s takings was missing, but he was not in a position to say whether anything else had been stolen.
He further reported that the treasurer had left the Club after 21:00 hrs on Wednesday, but that there were still a few persons playing games.
The Club has been undergoing repairs for just over a month now, Langevine said, but he pointed out that it was still ‘business as usual’ in the afternoons after the carpenters finish working.

Saturday, May 29, 2010