Justice Franklyn Holder will sum up the evidence in the trial of the ex-coastguards accused of murdering Bartica gold dealer Dweive Kant Ramdass on Tuesday, after which the case will be handed over to the jury for deliberation and a verdict.
The three former coastguardsmen Sherwyn Hart, Deon Greenidge and Devon Gordon are on trial for the murder, which they are accused of committing between August 20 and August 22, 2009, at Caiman Hole, East Bank Essequibo. Hart, Greenidge and Gordon, who were serving coastguards at the time, allegedly robbed Ramdass of $17 million before killing him. Ramdass’ body was recovered floating in the river days later.
Defence counsel Latchmie Rahamat presented one witness to the court yesterday, after which