One man is now dead and his brother injured following a brawl inside the New Amsterdam penitentiary on Wednesday afternoon.
Prison officials confirmed that 27-year-old Neeshan Jagmohan, of Lot 28 Belvedere Squatting Area, Corentyne, was killed after he and his brother, Ramnarine Jagmohan, were attacked by three fellow inmates.
Ramnarine Jagmohan and Neeshan Jagmohan
The two brothers along with a third, Tameshwar Jagmohan, are on remand for separate murders and made another court appearance on Wednesday morning at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court. Following their return from court to the correctional facility, the siblings were attacked. Neeshan Jagmohan was stabbed multiple times to his abdomen and was rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Ramnarine Jagmohan is being treated at the medical facility. His condition is listed as critical. Officials at the Prison were unable to provide a motive for the attack, but the suspects were placed in solitary confinement as investigations continue.
Both Ramnarine and Neeshan Jagmohan were accused of murdering Devindra Deodat, also called “Dave”, a businessman of Hampshire Squatting Area, Corentyne, on October 7, 2013.
The businessman was chopped and shot dead after a group of masked men stormed the grocery shop which he operated. The masked men also chopped Deodat’s wife in the head and shot her father, Rafeek Abdul.
The men were recognised by the businessman’s wife after they unmasked themselves following the attack. The Jagmohan brothers were identified by the victims during an identification parade.
One of the siblings was released from prison on the same day that the businessman was attacked and murdered. He was reportedly incarcerated for unlawful possession of a firearm.
Meanwhile, Tameshwar Jagmohan was charged for the murder of 37-year-old Pawan Chandradeo; his 15-year-old son, Jaikarran Chandradeo; and his 33-year-old brother-in-law, Naresh Rooplall, who were all shot dead in Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder on July 21 last year. Two others were charged along with Tameshwar Jagmohan for the murders.
Earlier in the year, the three siblings were injured during another brawl at the New Amsterdam Prison.
During that fight, an inmate, Asif Hamid, 22, of Kingston, Corriverton, Corentyne, was stabbed to his abdomen, feet, and hands. In addition, 19-year-old Davanand Dhandhari was wounded to his head, and stabbed thrice to his hands. It was reported that Hamid and one of the brothers, Tameshwar Jagmohan, were involved in a fight over a mobile phone during which Hamid dealt Jagmohan several punches to his face and took control of the phone.
This, however, prompted Jagmohan’s older brothers, Ramnarine and Neeshan, to intervene. They stabbed, beat and chopped Hamid several times with ‘jukas’ and other improvised weapons. All of the men who were involved in the January 8 brawl were on remand for murder.
