The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating the suspected hanging yesterday of a 53-year-old prisoner, Suyjit Ramotar, also known as ‘Mono’, of Lot 72 Letter Kenny Village, Corentyne, Berbice, whilst in custody at the Whim Police Station.
Ramotar, a rice farmer, was arrested and taken into police custody at the Whim Police Station on May 22, pending an investigation into the alleged murder of Joshua Hardatt, also known as ‘Money’, a welder of Lot 371 Bloomfield Village, Corentyne, Berbice, which occurred sometime between 18.00 hours on Tuesday, May 21, and 08.00 hours on Wednesday, May 22, at Auchlyne cultivating dam.
Reports are that Ramotar was informed by the police while in custody yesterday at approximately 09.45 hours that he had been charged with the offence of murder committed on Hardatt and that he was required to appear at the Whim Magistrate Court on Tuesday, May 28. The charge was also read to him.
