Man to undergo psychiatric evaluation after admitting to trying to kill stranger

Anthony Persaud

Anthony Persaud, who admitted to stabbing another man to the abdomen with a pair of scissors, is now awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to attempted murder.

At his arraignment yesterday afternoon, Anthony Persaud accepted that on March 22, 2016, he wounded Navindra Budhu, with intent to murder him.

The facts presented by Prosecutor Simran Gajraj are that the virtual complainant was heading home along UG Road, Turkeyen, when the accused passed by on a cycle in the opposite direction.