Two men were on Wednesday remanded for the murder of a Rose Hall Town, Canje man back in 2016.
Dead: Saitanya Kishundyal
The two, Saif Persaud and Daniel McLennon, both of Rose Hall, were not required to plead to the charge of murder which stated that between February 4, and February 6, 2016, they murdered Saitanya Kishundyal.
Magistrate Alex Moore, presiding at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court, remanded the duo to prison until March 28, and transferred the matter to the Albion Magistrate’s Court.
It had been reported that Kishundyal, 21, was closing the gate to his residence when he was confronted by an armed man. A scuffle ensued during which he was shot to the abdomen. He died a few days later in the hospital. The case was up to Friday listed as unsolved.
Kishundyal was returning to his Outpost and Third Street home after attending a religious function at Corriverton situated 30 miles away. Surveillance footage, which was seen by this publication, suggests that four persons had entered his yard and waited on him to arrive. At 21:57h, his car was seen pulling into the driveway and he exited the vehicle to open the gate to the yard.
In the footage, Kishundyal was seen driving under his house and as he opened the door to exit, a lone gunman approached him from behind and after a short scuffle, a shot was fired. Three other men were immediately seen running out of the yard with the gunman.
Last Saturday, Office-in-Charge of the Rose Hall Police Outpost, Sergeant Philbert Wilbur arrested a Rose Hall Town man, who after being questioned, allegedly told Police that he was present when Kishundyal was shot.
