Third man charged with Canal #2 wedding house murder

Nicholas Singh, called ‘Pookie’, a 25-year-old resident of D’Urban Street, Georgetown was arrested by Police on 16th September 2024 and charged yesterday with the murder of Natram Persaud on 31st December 2023 at Canal #2 Polder, West Bank Demerara.

He is the third person to be charged with this murder. The police said that the accused appeared at the Wales Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Rhondell Weever where the indictable charge was read to him. He was not required to plead and was remanded to prison until 10th October 2024 at 09:00 hrs for report.

Otto Pitman called ‘One Dan’ and Oliver Franklyn were charged on January 7th this year with the murder of Persaud.