Brother who killed sister in Moruca remanded to prison

Georgetown: A 24-year-old grass cutter was remanded to prison for the murder of his sister, 25-year-old Cynthia Cozier who he chopped to death at Waramuri Village, Moruca, North West District.

DEAD:Cynthia Cozier

Randy Cozier was on Wednesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan. He stood blank before the Chief Magistrate. He was not required to plea to the capital offence.

Police Prosecutor, Gordon Mansfield told the court that on July 3, 2019, the defendant went to his sister’s home in Waramuri Village where he reportedly hit the victim’s 8-month old baby to the head with a brick.

Cynthia, who was a mother of three, intervened when the suspect allegedly armed himself with two cutlasses and chopped her multiple times to her neck and body.
An autopsy performed on the remains of Cynthia Cozier revealed that she died of hemorrhage and shock due to cut wounds to the neck and back.