Toshao’s killer charged, remanded to prison

Noah Beaton, the 26-year-old who reportedly confessed to stabbing and killing Toshao Ridley Joseph earlier this week, was charged with murder and remanded to prison.

Beaton appeared before Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday. He was charged with the murder of Joseph.

The matter was adjourned to January 31, 2025.

Earlier this week, Beaton surrendered to Police. He confessed to killing the Toshao after he (Mr. Ridley) failed to apologise for years of alleged sexual abuse.

Thirty-seven-year-old Joseph, the Toshao of Tasserene Village in Region Seven was stabbed 19 times.

The brutal attack occurred sometime between between 00:50 hrs and 07:30 hrs Monday at the Signature Inn Hotel located on Laluni Street, Georgetown. Investigations revealed that he checked into the hotel about 18:23 hrs on Sunday.

Shortly after Joseph checked in he was seen leaving the hotel for an unknown destination and at about at about 00:50 hrs on Monday, he returned to the hotel in the company of a male Amerindian.

They entered the southern door of the hotel, where Joseph purchased one bottle of water, from the receptionist.

Police said the other male was seen with a Rude Boy bottle in his hand. The men then proceeded to Joseph’s room. Police reported that the male left the hotel at about 02:19hrs.

On the floor of the walkway leading to the room, several reddish stains suspected to be blood stains were seen. On the room door, a hole was seen which appeared to have been made by a sharp object.

Through the hole in the door, Joseph was seen lying on his abdomen. The gruesome discovery was made by the hotel’s receptionist.