5 charged for brutal assault on Black Bush labourer
The five men accused of severely beating a 29-year-old Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) labourer, have been charged and remanded to prison. They were charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm. The incident took place last Sunday at Johanna South, Black Bush Polder.
From left: Devindra Rambarran, Balraj Sakichand, Zameer Alli, Khemraj Sakichand, and Ameer Ali
Those charged are Zameer Alli called “Rayan”, 22, a fisherman; Ameer Alli called “Marlon”, 23, a labourer; Devindra Nandlall called “Buddy”, 30, a construction worker; Balraj Sakichand called “Ravin”, 28, a rice farmer and Khemraj Sakichand called “Saki”, a 30-year-old fisherman – all of Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice.
The men appeared virtually before Senior Magistrate Alex Moore. They were not required to plead to the joint indictable charge and were remanded to prison until February 1, 2022.
Gregory’s father, Errol Bhola, had told the Police on January 9, he was informed that five men were beating his son. Bhola said he immediately went to enquire, and upon his arrival, he saw the men – one of whom was armed with a cutlass, one with an iron bar, and the other three with pieces of wood – beating his son.
The pensioner recalled asking the five men the reason for the brutal assault, but they allegedly responded, “Stay out of the matter, or else we will kill he.” The elder Bhola was then told by one of the men to kneel, and when he refused, he too was assaulted and pushed to the ground.
The men reportedly took the young man to a nearby yard and continued the assault. At that time, the victim’s father went into his vehicle and drove to Mibicuri Police Station, where he reported the matter.
He was accompanied to the scene by Police officers, and they immediately escorted Gregory to Mibicuri Public Hospital.
He was examined by a doctor, who subsequently transferred him to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where he was further examined and admitted as a patient at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
The following day, Police ranks, acting on information, went to Bound Yard at Port Mourant, Corentyne, where they arrested the five men and took them into custody at the Whim Police Station.
