The police in Guyana have charged a teenager in connection with the January 26, killing of 11 people including five children in East Coast Demerara village of Lusignan.



James Hyles, 19, a minibus conductor appeared before a Magistrate on Thursday to answer murder charges.



The police said Hyles was among a group of heavily armed men, who invaded the village killing 11 people.



He is to appear in court on February 28.