A 38-year-old man yesterday appeared in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of security guard, Karamchand Panchoo.
Seetal Samaroo of 279 Number Two Village, East Canje was not required to plead to the indictable charge when it was read to him by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo.
The body of Panchoo, 71, called ‘Guru’ of Nigg Settlement, Corentyne was found around 00:35 hrs at a poultry farm located at Number 19 Village (Don Robin) Corentyne.
Police investigations had revealed that the deceased and another watchman were on duty at the location about 20:30 hrs on Sunday, when they were confronted by three men, one of whom was armed with a cutlass and the two others with sticks. The two bandits with sticks took one of the watchmen a short distance away, while the other with the cutlass remained with Panchoo. A post-mortem examination gave Panchoo’s cause of death as fractured skull compounded with multiple injuries.
