A 23-year-old man who has confessed to beating a 72-year-old man with a rolling pin was on Tuesday charged for murder.
Dead: Jerry Rambeer
Joseph Rameshwar of Belle Vue, West Bank Demerara (WBD) was not required to plead to the indictable charge when he made his appearance at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court. The Police stated that between July 1 and 3, he murdered Jerry Rambeer.
Based on reports received, Rambeer of Lot 18 Sister’s Village, WBD, was found lying in an unconscious state on July 1 at Back Street, Good Intent, WBD but took his last breath on July 3 while receiving medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Two days after the beating incident, the suspect, Joseph Rameshwar, was arrested and reportedly confessed to hitting Rambeer to the head with a rolling pin during an argument.
In light of the confession, the file was completed and sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who advised that the suspect be charged with the capital offence of murder. He is expected to make his next court appearance on August 16 at the Wales Magistrate’s Court.
Rickey Rambeer, a brother of the dead man told Guyana Times that on July 1, his brother attended a wedding at La Retrait, WBD, with several of his friends. At about 23:45h, the man recalled receiving a telephone call from a woman informing him that his brother was lying in a pool of blood in Gaza Street. He immediately went to the scene but by that time, his brother was already picked up and taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital. “When I reach at the hospital, I see meh brother head bandaged up and he crying out for pains… So me and meh son asked he who do that to him and he tell we “Screech” and he son, “Puk”. I let my son record it and took the information to the Police,” the man stated.
However, the next day he stated his brother was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital. While there he underwent emergency surgery.
The father of three, the doctors related, suffered severe internal injuries. He also suffered a punctured intestine and broken ribs. The man later was then admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) but died shortly after.
The aggrieved brother is holding out that both Rameshwar and his father committed the act but the Police only instituted charges against the son. He said he will make sure charges are also brought against “Screech” since his now dead brother identified him as one of the suspects.
“We want justice because we hear that the same “Screech” and he had an argument at the wedding house”. The Police have since released the man on station bail.
The dead man was however cremated on Sunday last.
