A twenty-eight-year-old man of Unity, Mahaica was yesterday charged with the murder of his cousin, Arvin ‘Krishna’ Dipchand of Dochfour, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
The suspect Doma “Mario” Nandalall of Middle Street, Unity, Mahaica appeared before Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer in the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court and had the charge read to him.
The charge stated that Nandalall on October 22nd murdered Dipchand, a father of one. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge and was remanded until November 22.
Dipchand called “Krishna”, 35, of Lot 113 Dochfour, ECD was beaten to death following a misunderstanding.
Dipchand was rushed to the Mahaicony Hospital by members of the Community Policing Group where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The incident occurred around 6.30 pm at Second Street, Unity, Mahaica while Dipchand was visiting his son from a previous marriage who lives in the community.
This newspaper was told that the suspect and Dipchand were known to have frequent misunderstandings stemming from Dipchand accusing the suspect of stealing from him.
Reports are that on Tuesday evening, the suspect who was under the influence and armed with a hammer, approached Dipchand. He reportedly threw the hammer at Dipchand and it struck him in his head causing him to fall to the ground.
Whilst on the ground, the suspect allegedly cuffed Dipchand two times and lashed him in his head with a piece of wood. In a bid to escape, Dipchand entered his car but subsequently collapsed. He was picked up and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
