Three Cuban nationals have been remanded to prison after being jointly charged with the murder of a fellow Cuban national at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

Charged are Alejandro Igalza Rios, called “Papote”, 26, a barber; Juan Pablo Ferrer Perez, 29, a construction worker and Mairely Felicita Medinas Alvarez, 24, a labourer. All three are residents of Timehri, EBD. The trio was arrested on July 29 and July 30, 2026, in connection with the murder of 20-year-old Yudivian Cardenas Amador Almagro, which occurred on July 22, 2026, at Diamond, EBD.

The three appeared on Tuesday before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court, where the indictable charge of murder, contrary to Common Law, was read to them.