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Kaieteur News
Saturday June 30, 2012
Accused committed to High Women murder accused Court in Doobay’s murder further remanded The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the death of Shewraney Doobay, the now dead wife of prominent physician, Dr. Ramsundar Doobay, concluded yesterday with the surviving accused, Shakir Mohamed, of Lot 127 Latchuni Street, Better Hope, East Coast Demerara being committed to the High Court to stand trial for the woman’s murder. The ruling was made by Magistrate Hazel OctiveHamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court. The Magistrate said that after perusing the evidence and reviewing the submission laid over by the defence and the prosecution, that she had found that enough evidence existed for the accused to answer the charge of murder at the next appropriate sitting of the Supreme Court. The murder accused who has been appearing for the murder PI for almost a year now seemed clueless and in a daze when the ruling was made. It is alleged that he along with the number one accused, Mark Singh, of Prince William Street, Plaisance, who is now deceased, murdered the 58year-old victim Shewraney Doobay on May 24, 2011, at Echilibar Villas, Campbellville. It was reported that Singh took ill while housed at the Camp Street Prison. He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he later succumbed to acute asthma. It is alleged that Singh, who was the dead Doobay’s nephew, was the main player in the crime while Mohamed
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played a role in cushioning the act. On June 4, after the evidence of 12 prosecution witnesses, special prosecutor Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Fazil Karimbaksh closed the case against the accused. Attorney-at-law Vic Puran who represented Mohamed, made no case submissions. Puran argued on the admissibility of statements provided in the PI. He also spoke about a voir dire (a trial within a trial) and argued that the prosecution would not be interested in such for various reasons. DSP Karimbaksh returned yesterday and laid over submissions based on the arguments of Puran. He related that there was adequate evidence as to why the accused should be committed to the Supreme Court. He provided authorities for such and the court saw it fit to uphold the senior police officer ’s submissions. On May 24, 2011, the deceased was found in her
home reportedly bludgeoned to death at around 16:30 hrs in the bottom flat of her twostorey home. Police said that the body of the 58-year-old woman was lying in a pool of blood near to the kitchen. Reports were that she had been struck at least four times in the head with a blunt instrument. Police sources said that one of the wounds was to the back of the head, another at the side, and two at the top of the skull. The victim was fully clothed. Detectives said that they found no signs of forced entry. A substantial sum of cash was found on the premises, as well as the physician’s licensed 9mm Glock pistol. The murder weapon was not recovered at the time. Later reports also stated that Singh had reportedly confessed to hammering his aunt to death. This caused his arrest and investigations into the murder led to the other accused being arrested and charged.
Wife of slain US-based Guyanese Abdool Shakeel Majid and another woman have been further remanded to jail. The women, Hemwattie Abdulla, called Anita Nazeema Khan, 37, and Surojinie Tirmaul, 43, of Belvedere New Housing Scheme, Corentyne, Berbice, made another court appearance on Friday June 29, 2012 before Magistrate Krisendat Persaud at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court. They were not required to plead and will make their next appearance on July 12. The women, who are being represented by Attorney at Law Mursalene Bacchus, are charged with killing Abdool Shakeel Majid. The man’s body was found on April 28, last, on the Number 56 Beach. Police were able to crack the case when the man’s wife returned to the United States after he went missing. She then returned to Guyana from the United States and reported
to the New Amsterdam Police Station to identify her slain husband’s body. She was promptly arrested. On April 28, the body of a man was found with his scalp missing and other injuries at the Number 56 Village, Corentyne foreshore around 07.40 hrs. Bloodstains and sand were found in the car trunk that the couple had rented. Detectives had also retrieved the driver’s permit from the car. The remains were only identified on May 16 last, when a brother visited Guyana after becoming suspicious about the wife’s behaviour. He subsequently travelled to New Amsterdam, Berbice and positively identified his brother’s body at the mortuary. Meanwhile, detectives were alerted that a car that the victim usually rented while in Guyana had been used to transport the body. It is understood that the car had sand and bloodstains inside.
Conman captured by police The accused confidence trickster, Gopaul Tiwari, also called “Onkar” who has been travelling around the country fleecing people was yesterday captured by the police. According to information, Tiwari was spotted by the police somewhere in Grand Scheme, East Bank Demerara. When the police approached him, he drove away but was eventually captured by the policemen, who followed him. Tiwari of Lot 73 Second Street, Craig, East Bank Demerara is now in police custody at the Brickdam Police Station. Over the years, Tiwari,
according to reports, has been going around obtaining money from people under false pretense. Police have tried numerous times to capture the man but he had always managed to escape.
Two remanded for gun possession The two hunters, who were caught by police in possession of two unlicenced 12-gauge shotguns in their boat at Orealla stelling on June 20, have been granted bail in the sums of $199,000, each. Dwayne Mc Intosh, 27, and Sylester Alphin, 20, of the Corentyne River appeared before Magistrate Krishendat Persaud at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court yesterday. They are represented by Councillor Mursalene Bacchus and will return to court on July 14, 2012.
Berbice hosts grand Jamaica jails Guyanese drug Auto Show today smuggler for five years
A Guyanese man, who was caught with 21 pounds of cocaine in an X-box game and in packets of biscuits during a stopover in the country, was on Thursday slapped with a five-year prison sentence in addition to a J$1.5 million fine, which if not paid will see him spending another five years in jail. According to the Jamaica Observer, 42-year-old Ivan Noel, an electronic trader of a Georgetown address, was sentenced in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court following his previous guilty plea for possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine, and importing cocaine. He was fined $500,000 on each of the charges or serve five years in prison. However, the sentences are to run concurrently to the mandatory five-year
sentence if the fines are not paid. Noel was also charged for conspiracy to import cocaine but pleaded not guilty and no evidence was offered. Before the sentence was passed, his attorney Jacqueline Cummings told the court that Noel fell on hard times and was recently diagnosed with cancer. She said that he had an operation to do which costs $30,000, which if not done could result in dire consequences. Also, Cummings said that Noel was having problems supporting his daughter who is in school, and as a result agreed to do a carriage for a man whom he met in Curacao. She then pleaded with the judge not to impose a custodial sentence on him so that he could return to Guyana to receive treatment. But Senior Magistrate
Judith Pusey said that she was not impressed by Noel’s medical condition or his problems with his daughter as he knew the situation before he agreed to import the drugs. The magistrate then expressed doubt about her ability to sentence Noel, saying that the amount of the drug was too much and that he needed to go before the Circuit Court where they had more powers. “Five years for 21 pounds of cocaine is a joke,” she said, before handing down the sentence. Noel was caught at the Norman Manley International Airport on June 11 when he arrived on a flight from Curacao. He was destined for Panama. Police said he was held with US$1,900 and told them that he was given US$5,000 to deliver the drugs.
Today, Berbice will host the much anticipated Auto Show in Berbice. The venue is the Canje Welfare Ground. Plans are running smoothly according to the organising committee of the Berbice Chamber of Commerce. The event which promises to be one of a kind ever promoted in Guyana will see three phases of events all unfolding on one day at the same venue. The earlier segment (11:00 hrs) will be the Auto and Trade Show; the later evening segment (17:30 Hrs) will be the Car and Bike Show; and the night segment (19:00 hrs) will be the grand chutney concert featuring Shakti Strings Orchestra in action with top local artistes. Several agencies have confirmed their participation for the trade event and includes Pan American Auto Sales, Danzies Auto Sales, Asheik and Sons Auto Sales,
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Y2K Auto Sales, Trans Pacific Auto Sales, Ramchand’s Auto Body, Mara and Sons Motor Cycle Store , A Ally and Sons, Ainlim Motor Cycles, Jialing, Marics -Honda, Roger Greenidge Refrigeration and Auto Air Condition Technician, Republic Bank, Demerara Bank, Hand in Hand Insurance, Demerara Mutual Life and Motor Insurance, Caricom Insurance, GTM , Banks DIH, DDL, Ansa Mc Al Trading among a host of retail and other traders. Several customized vehicles have been registered for the Car and Bike Super show and Exhibition. They are coming from New Amsterdam, Corentyne, Skeldon, West Coast and Georgetown and are all expected to add glamour and flavour to the day’s activities. Several categories of judging will be done amongst superbikes, cars, SUVs and buses with the top prize being
a return ticket for one to the United States of America, donated by Caribbean Airlines Limited. The top prize will be for the best looking customised and most flashy looking automobile on display. Trophies and other incentives will be awarded in the other categories. Major players like the Allys, the Ramchands, the Zai’s Garage, the Lewison Brothers and the New Amsterdam Bikers will be all vying for top spots. Patrons will also enjoy fabulous prizes including the grand gate prize of a return airfare to Miami USA, compliments of Caribbean Airlines. Entrance to the venue is free before 14:30 hrs and after that a fee of $500 will be charged for adults. Canje Welfare Ground is in excellent condition and patrons are urged to come out and support this first of a kind event in Guyana. Patrons from Georgetown and out of town areas can also come down to Berbice as hotels etc. will be offering special rates etc. to accommodate this grand event.