A 19-year-old farmer of Lot 25 Conservancy Dam, Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara (WBD) was remanded to prison on Thursday for the offence of murder committed on Seeram Krishna last Saturday at the conservancy dam, Canal Number One.
Mahendra Singh, called ‘Vishal’, appeared at the Wales Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Faith McGusty where the charge of murder was read to him.
He was not required to plead and was remanded to prison until June 22.
Krishna, also called ‘Vicky’, a 35-year-old fisherman of Lot 24 ‘A’ Conservancy Dam Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara was murdered last Saturday after he allegedly slapped his cousin for disrespecting his uncle.
According to a police report, the incident took place at around 18.30 hours last Saturday at Conservancy Dam, Canal Number One. The suspect, a 19-year-old labourer, was taken into custody.
Enquiries revealed that the now-deceased man and the suspect are also neighbours and around 10:00 hours last Saturday, Krishna and the suspect’s father, a 59-year-old vendor, started to consume alcohol at the suspect’s residence.
Around 11:00 hrs, the police said, the suspect returned home from work and Krishna and the suspect went onto the Conservancy Dam and continued drinking with other friends.
When the suspect’s father joined them some hours later, the police said, the suspect started to insult his father. The father went away, at which point Krishna reportedly told the suspect that he should not have insulted his father. A heated argument ensued, and Krishna reportedly dealt the suspect a slap to his face, leading to a scuffle. The suspect, it was reported, ran to his home, returned with a cutlass and dealt Krishna a chop to the left-side of his face. Krishna fell to the ground and the suspect fled.
