2 more charged, remanded over Christmas Day “barrel murder”

Thirty-three-year-old Edgar Lawson, also called “Baby”, a businessman from Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara (EBD), and Keiran Barrett, also referred to as “Bucko”, 50, a vendor from East La Penitence, Georgetown, were charged with the murder of Levi Williams, called “Vamperous”, whose body was found stuffed in a barrel at Le Repentir Cemetery.

Lawson and Barrett appeared before Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where the charge was read to them separately.

They were accused of murdering Williams between December 23 and December 25, 2025, at Charlotte Street, Georgetown. They were not required to plead and were remanded to prison until July 29, 2026.