Businessman accused of attempting to kill ex-wife refused bail again

Two bail applications have been refused for businessman Khemadatt Persaud, who is accused of attempting to murder his 36-year-old ex-wife. The first was by Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh before whom he appeared on Wednesday, February 1.
The 55-year-old man of Vryheid Village, West Canje, Berbice, was not required to plead to the indictable charge which alleged that on January 30, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Deoranie Badal called “Marcy”, with the intent to murder her.
His lawyer, Senior Counsel Murseline Bacchus then filed a bail application on his behalf at the High Court in Berbice. The matter came up last Wednesday before Justice Navindra Singh, who declined Persaud’s request for his pre-trial liberty.
State Counsel Nafeeza Baig appeared for the prosecution. As such, the accused will remain on remand as his case continues at the Whim Magistrate’s Court.
Guyana Times had previously reported that 36-year-old Badal sustained chop wounds to her head. This publication has reported that, on the day in question, 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 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.
A Police rank who was at the wash bay intervened and rushed the injured woman to the hospital. At the time of the incident, Persaud and Badal had been separated for over three months. (G1)