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Man charged with New Year’s killing of brother

Deepak Bacchus

Deepak Bacchus, the 27-year-old mason who was involved in an altercation with his brother on New Year’s Day resulting in his death, was yesterday remanded to prison on the charge of manslaughter.

He appeared at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir.

Deepak Bacchus, of Lot 35, Section ‘A’, Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice, is accused of killing his 41-year-old brother Kiran Bacchus, on January 1st. He was not required to enter a plea, and bail was refused. He was remanded to prison and the case was adjourned to January 27th 2025 for report.

Kiran Bacchus

A police release had stated that Deepak Bacchus resided at the aforementioned address with his wife, Tena, and his mother, Sookranie Bacchus. On the date in question, at about 01.30 hours, his brother, Kiran Bacchus was drinking alcohol when he found out that Deepak Bacchus had prevented his (Kiran’s) wife, Seeta Churchand, from entering the yard where their mother lived. This upset Kiran Bacchus, prompting him to rush over to his mother’s residence and forcefully enter the yard to confront Deepak Bacchus, leading to a physical altercation that ended with both men falling to the ground.

Upon falling, Kiran Bacchus struck his head, which caused him to bleed from his nose and appear dazed. He was transported to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital where he died while undergoing medical care. 

His mother, Sookranie, told Stabroek News last week that it was not Kiran Bacchus who caused the problem, but his wife. She explained that on New Year’s Day, she locked the gate and told both Kiran Bacchus and his wife to go home because they had been drinking alcohol and that his brother would not be coming out from the yard since he would be drinking at home.

She confessed that she did not know what problem Kiran and his wife had, but both of them returned to her home. At this point she told them that she had already locked her gate and told Kiran to go home because his wife always makes problems with Deepak Bacchus and his wife over her property.

Kiran’s wife, Seeta, told investigators that in 2015, her husband had suffered a head injury in Trinidad due to an attack by two men where he was chopped, which required surgery.

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