Reputed Husband Confesses to beating mother of 3 who succumbed to her injuries

Police in Berbice say they got a confession from the reputed husband of the number 58 village woman, who succumbed days after a beating from the man.
This was revealed by Commander of B Division, Eon Amsterdam during an interview. He said the man surrendered to the police and admitted to the crime. The commander said the post mortem examination revealed that the woman had spinal injuries and trauma to the head. He said the file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecution for advice.
Gomattie Ramsingh, 34,  died at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Sunday, two days after she was admitted to the institution for injuries she sustained.  She related to relatives in a shocking video in the hospital, how her lover beat her with a piece of iron and accused her of “giving blow” with another man.
The woman said she was dragged in the yard as well by her reputed husband.  She said during the beating, the man was demanding money to buy “marijuana”.
 The suspect, 27-year-old Adesh Mullu, is now in police custody as the investigation commenced into the incident. Her family says they want justice and the man to be placed behind bars.

Superbike Racer Stephen Vieira and Race Car driver, Tazim Gafoor are among four remanded for cocaine in Lumber bust

They were jointly charged with Sherwayne DeAbreu a Guyana Revenue Authority Enforcement officer and Nazim Gafoor the father of the motor racer.
Under tight security, the men were brought before Magistrate Roshelle Liverpool in the Leonora Magistrates’ court this morning to answer to the drug trafficking charges.
They were jointly charged with Sherwayne DeAbreu a Guyana Revenue Authority Enforcement officer and Nazim Gafoor the father of the motor racer and an arrest warrant was issued for  Narine Lall in connection with the drug bust.
The court was told that between March 1st and May 12th at Narine Lall Sawmill, they aided Hakeem Mohammed to traffic 84 Kilograms of cocaine.
Latchmie Rahamat, Vieira’s Attorney, in her bail application said that her client was not found with any narcotic.  Canu said Vieira was fingered because he signed as a shipper, but today in the court, his attorney posited that the documents signed were in relation to a shipment of wood at the wharf and not where the drugs were found.
 Outside of the courtroom, a relative for the Gafoors said the men were wrongfully charged.
A lawyer for Nazim Gafoor also argued that he was innocent and that CANU has no evidence that he planted the cocaine in the wood.
CANU’s Prosecutor said Canu has been formulating the surveillance and intelligence exercise for 3 months.
In his objection to bail he pointed out the seriousness of the offence. The men were remanded to prison until June 12, for disclosure of statements and fixture of a trial date.

Eccles man remanded to prison for causing the death of cricket umpire

Elton Carter was the driver of the Toyota Tacoma which collided with a mini-bus at the corners of Durban and Smyth Streets. In that incident Daniel Richmond, a cricket umpire was killed, while 15 other persons were injured.
When the matter was called before Magistrate Judy Latchman today in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, Carter denied the charge which alleged that on May 21, he drove motor pick up GRR 8250 in a manner dangerous to the public, thereby causing the death of Daniel Richmond.
The police prosecutor objected to bail, pointing out that Carter was uncooperative with the investigators and that he is a flight risk. On those grounds, Magistrate Latchman refused bail and remanded Carter to prison until June 1st.

Two fishermen charged with piracy murder.

Two Rose Hall Corentyne fishermen were today remanded to prison, for the piracy murder of boat captain Mahadeo Ramdial, while a third man was charged with aiding and abetting the men.
The men, Khemraj Naraisan and Doodnauth were not required to plead to the indictable charge of murder, when they appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The men reportedly committed the act on May 16th at sea between Tain and Rose Hall. The survivors recalled a small fishing boat slamming into their boat and shortly after they saw two men armed with cutlasses in their boat. The men were beaten and told to jump overboard, while the Pirates took away their catch and 40 horse power Yamaha engine.
Ramdial’s body washed up at the Rose Hall Foreshore days later.
Singh’s brother, Davanand Singh, 57, of Lot 5 Portuguese Quarters Berbice, was charged with aiding and abetting the men.
Attorney at Law Chandra Sohan who represented the men, told the court that they are all married with children.  Sohan asked the court for bail for his client, arguing that his client is not a flight risk. He told the court that it was Davanand who had helped rescue the two survivors from the river, where the alleged hijacking took place.
His bail application was objected to by Police Prosecutor Arwin Moore who argued that the accused who is also a fisherman on the high seas, can easily escape through a back-track route to neighboring Suriname.
 The three men were remanded to prison until June 5 and the matter was transferred to the Whim Magistrates’ Court.

Mother of 3 succumbs after beating by reputed husband who accused her of “giving blow”

Gomattie Ramsingh, 34 died at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Sunday, two days after she was admitted to the institution for injuries she sustained. She related to relatives in a shocking video in the hospital, how her lover beat her with a piece of iron and accused her of “giving blow” with a black man. The woman said she was dragged in the yard as well by her reputed husband. She said during the beating, the man was demanding money to buy “smoke dope”.

The suspect, 27-year-old Adesh Mullu, is now on the run as the investigation commenced into the incident. Her family says they want justice and the man to be placed behind bars.

Clothes vendor dies in Camp and Middle Street accident

The man has been identified as 45-year-old, Dereck Mangal of Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara.
 Eyewitnesses said the accident occurred just after 7:00 Monday morning.
They recalled the man was riding his motorcycle when a speeding car apparently jumped the traffic light and slammed into another car which hit Mangal and sent him flying into the utility pole.
A  security guard at the Christ Church Secondary School said the man ended up in the drain with blood gushing from his head.
He said public spirited citizens came to the man’s aid, placed him in a mini-bus and took him to the  Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The police later detained both drivers of the two cars involved in the accident as the probe continues into the matter.
Mangal’s brothers and other relatives upon hearing the news rushed to the scene, only to be greeted with the disturbing news of his death.
His brother said he was a careful rider and a lover of birds. Ironically, the bird he was carrying at the time also died in the accident.
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“The final price must make the houses accessible” Minister Patterson cautions private housing developers.

Amidst lots of buzz and excitement, the Central Housing and Planning Authority rolled out its “Housing Model Village”, at Perseverance on the East Bank Demerara. Junior Minister of communities, Valarie Patterson said when she first spoke with private contractors, it was made clear to them, that the target group includes low to middle-income earners, youths and state employees. The structures they erect must be of good quality and the final price accessible by persons within those three categories.
Below are some of the houses and the reactions to the housing models on display.