Caution statements admitted as evidence

Babita Sarjou’s murder

Sharadanand Narine, the reputed husband of Babita Sarjou, along with his accomplice Darrel Punton, commonly known as “Yankee”, on Wednesday appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan as the Preliminary Inquiry into the murder of Sarjou continued at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.

The Chief Magistrate ruled that the court is satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the caution statements made by the number one accused (the reputed husband) to the Police were given voluntarily and there are no circumstances that would affect the authenticity of the said reports made by Narine.
Thereby, she continued the said statements are now considered to be admissible evidence and part of the Prosecution’s case in the murder trial.

Babita Sarjou was reported missing in November of 2010 by family members when she failed to return home after a Diwali motorcade.
Almost six long years had passed before the case was reopened just last year and it was during an intense interrogation that “Yankee” had cracked and reportedly confessed to the killing; revealing the gruesome details of the said murder. The duo had allegedly buried Sarjou in a shallow grave after killing her, in the backyard of Narine’s Seaforth Street, Kitty, Georgetown residence. The skeletal remains were unearthed after investigators were led to the location by the accomplice subsequent to his confession.
The men were then arrested and charged with the offence.
The duo will make their next court appearance on February 27 for confirmation.