The paper committal (PC) proceedings in the deadly October 2025 Mobil Service Station bombing, which commenced earlier this month, resumed on Monday before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. A paper committal is a process in which the court determines whether there is sufficient evidence to commit an accused to stand trial based on documentary evidence rather than live testimony. During the proceedings, Senior Police Legal Advisor Mandel Moore presented additional video exhibits, including surveillance footage from the blast site and recorded police interviews with two of the accused. Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty is considering whether the prosecution has established a prima facie case to warrant committing the four accused to stand trial in the High Court.

Among the exhibits tendered were closed-circuit television (CCTV) recordings captured at the Mobil Service Station on Regent and King Streets, Georgetown, where the fatal explosion occurred on October 26, 2025. The court also briefly viewed video-recorded interviews conducted by the police with alleged mastermind, Venezuelan national Daniel Alexander Ramirez Poedemo and fellow Venezuelan national Alexander Bettencourt. Poedemo, Bettencourt, Venezuelan national Jhonny Boodram and Guyanese-Venezuelan Krystal LaCruz are jointly facing terrorism-related charges arising from the bombing, which claimed the life of six-year-old Soraya Bourne.

The four accused, who are represented by their respective attorneys, were not required to enter pleas to the indictable charges at this stage of the proceedings.