The three coastguardsmen charged with murdering Bartica gold dealer Dweive Kant Ramdass in August 2009 were yesterday committed to stand trial for the capital offence.
Appearing before Magistrate Nyasha Williams-Hatmin at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrates’ court, Sherwyn Harte, Delon Gordon and Deon Greenidge were told that sufficient evidence had been led for them to be committed to stand trial for the offence. The Guyana Defence Force Coastguard ranks Harte, 27, of Lot 123 Block C Eccles, East Bank Demerara; Gordon, 22, of Lot 108 C Field, Sophia; and Greenidge, 21, of Lot 166 Middle Road, La Penitence were charged with strangling Ramdass to death. It is alleged that they murdered him between August 20 and August 22, 2009 at Caiman Hole, East Bank Essequibo.
Special Prosecutor Khemraj Ramjattan led 14 witnesses, who gave evidence in the preliminary inquiry. Confession statements