A cane harvester has been acquitted of unlawfully killing a man over a decade ago, after a Berbice High Court jury found him not guilty of manslaughter.
Inderjeet Ramjeet, also known as ‘Couzo’, a 45-year-old resident of Albion, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), was accused of killing Mahendar Ally on July 4, 2011. But following deliberations on Wednesday, the jurors found Ramjeet unanimously not-guilty of the crime, resulting in his discharge by trial Judge Simone Morris-Ramlall.
Freed: Inderjeet Ramjeet
State Counsel Muntaz Ali prosecuted this matter.
It had been reported that an intoxicated Ramjeet had gone uninvited to a bush cook at Topoo Village in Albion, Corentyne, where Ally and his friends were celebrating.
While there, he allegedly began behaving disorderly and was asked to leave. He reportedly continued behaving disorderly, and this led to an argument between him and some other men. At this point, Ally intervened, ordering Ramjeet to leave his yard.
An annoyed Ramjeet then allegedly armed himself with a knife, and stabbed Ally in the chest before escaping. He was subsequently arrested by the Police.
A post-mortem gave Ally’s cause of death as shock and hemorrhage due to stab wounds. (G1)
