Businessman charged with murder of woman found dead in Unity home

Sixty-seven-year-old Khemraj Persaud also called ‘Pandit’, a businessman of Unity Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Thursday charged with the murder of Chooromanie Tulsie also called ‘Anita’ whose body was found in her home last November.
Persaud appeared before Magistrate Alan Wilson at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court two days after the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) recommended murder charges be instituted against him for the brutal murder.
He was not required to plea to the indictment and was remanded to prison until June 20, 2024.
It was reported that days after the gruesome discovery, Persaud and two of his employees were arrested. At the time of his arrest, his body was covered with scratches and bruises.
However, Persaud who is also a businessman along with the others were released on station bail after the 72-hour detention period had expired.
Nevertheless, he was subsequently rearrested after detectives unearthed additional evidence as the probe into the woman’s death continues.
The source disclosed that the man in custody is known for his frequent visits to the woman’s home.

In light of this development, Tulsie’s sister, Chandrowatie Persaud had expressed the firm belief that “Pandit” was responsible for her sister’s death. She noted that upon his arrest, his body had several scratches for which he could not account.
“He told the Police one thing to the other…is like when you tell lies to cover up, your story does swing in all directions…Up to now, with all the lies he telling, he can’t say where he got the scratches…From what we know, is my sister put up a fight, and we believe that the marks were from that encounter,” the aggrieved sister had reported.
She had also indicated that the Police had taken DNA samples from the main suspect. “We are waiting on the results of the DNA samples, and I guess when that comes back, the Police will have a clear idea as to who the perpetrator is…” Persaud had told the Guyana Times.
The woman added that the suspect is a close family friend, who has access to the house where her sister was residing.
Tulsie, a former accountant at CAMEX Restaurants Inc, was found stabbed to death in the lower flat of her home at Lot 26 Unity, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The mother of one had resided at the family house with her 5-year-old son while her mother and brother are residing overseas.
Tulsie had reportedly last been seen alive at about 19:30h on Tuesday, November 22, after she had uplifted her son from a family member in the same village. The gruesome discovery was made at about 8:00h the following morning in the lower flat of the house.
She was found lying on the ground with a piece of cloth stuffed inside her mouth and a knife stuck in the centre of her throat. She was clad in a multi-coloured ‘night dress’ which was reportedly pulled up to reveal her body. Her five-year-old son was subsequently found locked in his room.