A Corentyne man was yesterday placed on $250,000 bail after he was charged over his brother, Lakeram Dhurup’s death.
Deodat Dhurup, also known as “Lil one”, 30, of Lot 95, Number 71 Village, Corentyne, appeared before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court where the charge of manslaughter was read to him.
An unrepresented Dhurup was not required to plead to the charge.
He was placed on $250,000 bail and was ordered to lodge his passport and report to the Springlands Police Station every Friday. He will return to court on October 7.
The deceased, Dhurup, also known as `Videsh’, 29, of Lot 95, Number 72 Village, Corentyne was rushed to the Skeldon Public Hospital on Sunday evening where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
An autopsy carried out yesterday gave Dhurup’s cause of death as shock with cerebral and cerebellar haemorrhage and a ruptured aneurysm.
A report from the police on Monday stated that around 11 pm on Sunday, the accused and his brother were involved in a heated argument over the latter’s wife.
“After the argument both men went into the yard where the deceased allegedly continued to curse and abuse the suspect before choking the suspect, which caused him to get angry picking up a wooden bat and dealing the deceased three lashes to his right hand, forehead and back”, the report added.
After the lashes, Lakeram Dhurup reportedly fell on a concrete surface where he hit his face and forehead and fell unconscious.
The police’s report noted that the accused then picked up his brother and took him into the house where he made attempts to revive him with Limacol and water.
After not regaining consciousness, the man was taken to the Skeldon Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
