Black Bush Polder triple murder: 1 accused pleads guilty, 3 others on trial
Twenty-year-old Jairam Chaitram, one of the four men charged with the 2016 murders of 37-year-old Pawan Chandradeo; his son, Jaikarran Chandradeo, 15; and his brother-in-law Naresh Rooplall, 33, has pleaded guilty to three counts of murder.
Confessed killer Jairam Chaitram
The men and teenager were killed between July 20 and 21, 2016, in Berbice.
Chaitram confessed to the crime when he reappeared on Monday before Justice Sandil Kissoon and a 12-member jury at the High Court in Berbice. He had pleaded not guilty at an earlier court appearance.
The sentencing hearing for Chaitram is scheduled for February 10.
Also charged with the triple murder are Chaitram’s father, Carlton Chaitram, also known as “Lyma”, 40; Tameshwar Jagmohan, otherwise known as “Guana”, 21; and 30-year-old Rakesh Karamchand, called “Go-To-Front” – all of Berbice.
Dead: From left: Pawan Chandradeo, his son Jaikarran Chandradeo, and his brother-in-law Naresh Rooplall
They, however, have denied the charges. Their trial is currently in progress before Justice Kissoon. State Counsel Abigail Gibbs is leading the case for the prosecution.
The bodies of the Chandradeos and Rooplall were found lifeless days after they left their homes to go on a fishing trip in Black Bush Polder, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). Their bodies bore one gunshot wound each.
Autopsies revealed that Pawan Chandradeo, his son, and their relative died as a result of shock and haemorrhage. It was reported that the men were shot with a shotgun. (G1)
