Berbice man remanded for attempting to kill ex-wife

Businessman Khemadatt Persaud of Vryheid Village, West Canje Berbice has been charged with the attempted murder of his former reputed wife Deoranie Badal, called “Marcy”, who is currently in critical condition in a medical institution, having sustained severe chop wounds to her head.

On Wednesday, February 1, the 55-year-old man was arraigned before Number 51 Village Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh on a charge of attempted murder of his ex-reputed wife, and he was not required to plead to the indictable charge, but was remanded to prison. The matter comes up again on February 16 at the Whim Magistrate’s Court.
In his arraignment before Magistrate Singh, the accused was represented by Attorney Mursaline Bacchus, who told the court that his client was first attacked by Badal’s paramour, and that he had sustained injuries to his shoulder and abdomen.

Meanwhile, the 36-year-old Deoranie Badal remains hospitalised in a critical condition. She has since been transferred to the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, ECD, since she has been tested positive for COVID-19.
This publication has reported that, on January 30, Persaud allegedly chopped Badal about her body with a cutlass, resulting in her sustaining severe injuries to her head. Reports are that at around 13:00h at Rose Hall Town in East Berbice, the woman – who works as a junior manager at the Nand Persaud Berbice Rice Mills – was at a wash bay when her ex-reputed husband arrived and began chopping her to the head and body.
This publication understands that Persaud and Badal have been separated over three months ago. (G4)