Suraj Veersammy, the man accused of murdering his partner and then stuffing her body into a barrel which he dumped in a trench, was yesterday charged with her murder and remanded to prison.
Veersammy, also known as ‘Radesh,’ 30, of Belvedere Village, Corentyne, yesterday appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Peter Hugh, who read the charge to him.
It is alleged that between April 8 and April 11, he murdered Devika Vickram Naraindat, also known as ‘Vanessa,’ 23.
Veersammy, who was not required to enter a plea, was remanded to prison until June 9, when he is due to appear at the Albion Magistrate’s Court.
Meanwhile, a post-mortem examination conducted on the body of Naraindat yesterday revealed that she died as a result of asphyxiation due to compound injuries to her neck and blunt trauma to the back of her head.
Police have said Veersammy on Monday confessed to investigators after he was taken back to the house the couple shared. They had a four-month relationship.
In his confession, he allegedly told investigators that he became angry after Naraindat threatened to leave him. He said he fatally assaulted her and after waiting to ensure that the woman was dead, he stuffed her body into the blue barrel which they had outside of the house.
However, he told investigators, that he then placed the barrel on his bicycle to dispose of it at a distant location but he was forced to toss the barrel into a nearby trench after his bicycle wheel punctured.
He said he murdered the woman sometime after 3 pm on Wednesday last. The woman’s body was discovered last Saturday morning by a resident.
Veersammy, who was employed at a poultry farm on the Corentyne, was laid off on Tuesday last but returned to work on Wednesday last for payment.
However, he later returned Saturday last for his remaining payment and he told his employers that his wife had passed away and he needed the money to head further up the Corentyne to attend her funeral, which was being sponsored by relatives.
Veersammy was not arrested until Sunday around 11 am underneath the Canje Bridge, where it is suspected that he was awaiting a boat to head into the Canje River.
The man had also told investigators that he met the young woman at a place where he sought refuge after being released from prison back in November after serving time for stealing.
According to his mother, Sattie Veersammy, after the man was released from prison he brought Naraindat home and promised to change his life around since they would be living together.
However, residents had told this newspaper that the two would often fight, while his mother had said that Naraindat had indicated that the man had assaulted her several times.
