A 15-year-old boy was yesterday charged with the murder of Hemant Persaud, the brother of Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud, who was stabbed to death almost two weeks ago at the Stabroek Market.
The teen was brought before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to face the charge during an in-camera hearing.
Chief Magistrate McLennan remanded the teen to the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre and adjourned the matter to March 21.
Persaud, called “Bhim,” 51, of Affiance Village, Essequibo Coast, was stabbed to death during a scuffle on February, 19.
He was then taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where he was positively identified hours after the police published his photo as it sought the public’s assistance in identifying his remains.
One day prior to his death, February 18, the now dead man was reported missing. Following his disappearance, family members had conducted several fruitless searches.
Persaud and another man were at the Stabroek Market making a purchase when the suspect attacked him in what appeared to be an attempted robbery.
Stabroek News was told that Persaud was spotted by the suspect pulling out a large quantity of money and as a result he was set upon. Persaud attempted to defend himself and during the ensuing scuffle he was stabbed once in the abdomen.
He then collapsed, after which persons in the area called an ambulance and alerted the police. The suspect managed to make good his escape, while Persaud was taken to the GPH, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
