CI man pleads guilty to killing mall owner in 2015
One of the three men charged with the July 2015 murder of a Regent Street, Georgetown mall owner, Ganesh Ramlall, pleaded not guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter when he appeared at the Demerara High Court on Monday.
Confessed killer: Faizal Bacchus
Twenty-five-year-old Faizal Bacchus formerly of Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara, admitted that on July 5, 2015, in the county of Demerara, he unlawfully killed Multiplex Mall owner 48-year-old Ganesh Ramlall, during the course of a robbery.
Sentencing for Bacchus, who is represented by Attorney-at-Law Mark Conway, has been deferred to Thursday by Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall.
However, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has granted a fiat to lawyers, Konyo Sandiford and Narissa Leander to prosecute the case on behalf of the State.
Murder accused: Lennox Roberts
Also charged with Ramlall’s murder are 36-year-old Lennox Roberts of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE); and 39-year-old Kurt Erskine of Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD). The two accused remain on remand awaiting trial.
Ramlall, a father of one, was shot five times about his body, including once to his head, around 00:10h on the morning of his demise.
Reports are that the businessman had just returned home from a barbeque with friends when he proceeded to use an outdoor bathroom at his premises.
However, as the man walked into his yard, he was pounced upon by four men who opened fire on him. His wife raised an alarm and neighbours fired shots at the bandits, but the men managed to escape with Ramlall’s jewellery and wallet.
Murder accused: Kurt Erskine
Ramlall was rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH), where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His relatives quickly posted a $5 million reward for anyone with information on the killing. Shortly after, Police raided a house in Craig, EBD, where Bacchus and Roberts, along with several others, were arrested.
When interrogated, the two men reportedly confessed to the murder of the Regent Street Multiplex business owner. They later implicated Erskine. It was reported that the men hatched a plot to rob Ganesh Ramlall two months prior to his demise.
