A 70-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with murdering another resident of the Dharm Shala during an attack at the Fort Canje facility in Berbice.
Mohamed Khan, 70, appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Renita Singh yesterday where it was stated that between Sunday, June 11, and Monday, June 12 he murdered Dharamdeo Singh, 62, a pensioner at the Dharma Shala, Fort Canje.
At the time of the incident, the accused and the victim were residents of the facility.
Khan was not required to plead to the indictable charge and was remanded to prison. He will return to court on July 28 for report.
Stabroek News previously reported that the victim was lying on his bed in the male ward which is located in the lower flat of the building when he noticed that a man had entered the room with a piece of wood. Shortly after, the man and Singh began to argue. The man then walked up to Singh’s bed and began lashing him about his body with the piece of wood.
Singh was rushed to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
