5 for court today

Corentyne carpenter’s murder

Police have confirmed that after detaining suspects in the murder of 24-year-old Faiyaz Narinedatt, five persons are expected to be charged today, while five others remain in custody.

On Monday, Police arrested a tenth person in connection with the murder. The man, called ‘Rasta Man’, is said to be a bodyguard of the alleged mastermind behind the murder.

Two of the seven persons, who were initially arrested when members of the Major Crime Unit (MCU) went to the Corentyne last week, have since confessed to playing a role in the man’s murder.

The two teenagers along with the bodyguard will face the capital offence, while the mother of the alleged mastermind and another woman, who allegedly tried to bribe the Police with $4M, are also expected to appear in court today.

The women are to be charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice.

The body of Narindatt, was discovered at about 3:45h on November 1, along the Corentyne Highway at Number 70 Village at a scene which appeared to be that of a hit and run accident.

Police had initially treated the incident as a hit and run but reopened the investigations after relatives of the dead man kept calling for the Police further investigate circumstances surrounding the man’s death. Relatives in a bid to get the Police’s attention produced and distributed flyers which detailed the events leading up to Narinedatt’s death , and the subsequent staging of the accident scene.

Two weeks after murder, the Major Crime Unit (MCU) took over the investigation and immediately arrested seven suspects.

‘Rasta Man’ is said to be the person who inflicted the first blow, however, he was not arrested during the MCU’s first visit to Berbice. As more evidence was discovered, he was arrested on Monday.