ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – ONE of the most gruesome killings in Grenada’s history has sent shockwaves throughout the island on Monday evening (May 3), as the heads of two men were dumped onto the counter of a police station.
According to Grenada’s New Today, the heads of former police officer and farmer/proprietor Clyde Greenidge of Birchgrove in St Andrew’s and labourer Christopher Stafford of Byeland, also in St Andrew's, were taken to the Grenville Police Station by their alleged slayer at about 6:15 p.m.
The Grenadian newspaper reported that informed sources said that Steve Gorrie, a 32-year-old mechanic operator of Birchgrove, rolled out the heads of the two men from a white bucket onto the counter of the Grenville Police Station, sending officers into shock and disbelief. A policewoman reportedly fainted.
Sources further stated that when questioned by police officers, the murder suspect told them there was no dispute between he and the men but that he just felt like killing them.
Reports indicated that hours before the incident, Gorrie was at Greenidge’s house, where he was given food and drink, and minutes later all three men left for Greenidge’s farm to cut grass.
One source informed the media house that Gorrie arrived on the station’s compound driving Greenidge’s vehicle and immediately got out of it and headed for the front of the building. He added that the police did not have any information about the slaying at the time and that an officer on duty approached the suspect to ask him to remove the vehicle from where he had parked it.
“The man (murder suspect) just ignored the officer, walk passed him and went inside the station He just told the person on the desk, look officer I killed two men and ah bring the heads for you. He just emptied out the two heads on the counter for the police. Well, you could imagine the pandemonium that broke out,” the source was quoted as saying.
After Gorrie handed over the two heads, the lawmen headed to the farm, where they found the headless bodies of Greenidge and Stafford about 100 metres from the farm owner’s home.
“We have never seen anything like this before,” said another source with over 25 years of policing experience.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Tillman Thomas expressed sympathy to the families of the two men.
“This is a tragedy,” Thomas said, “not just for the people of St. Andrew, but for all of Grenada.”
Meanwhile, recent news coming out of the spice island indicated that Gorrie appeared yesterday (May 6) in the Grenville Magistrate Court to face two murder charges.
Caribbean360 reported as Gorrie was escorted to the courtroom under heavy police guard, many onlookers hurled insults and screamed at him for allegedly killing the two men. He was not represented by a lawyer and is scheduled to return to court on Friday, May 28.
