Cotton Tree man arraigned on brother’s murder

Twenty-seven-year-old Deepak Bacchus of Section ‘A’, Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice (WCB) was on Monday arraigned for the murder of his brother, 41-year-old Kiran Bacchus on New Year’s Day.
The accused was not required to plea to the indictment when he appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Blairmont Magistrate Court. Police stated that on January 1, 2025, at Cotton Tree, he murdered Kiran Bacchus.
It was reported that on the day in question, the victim was consuming alcohol when he found out that his brother had prevented his wife from entering his mother’s yard. This upset him and as such, he went to his mother’s residence to confront his brother.
This led to a physical altercation between the two siblings thus resulting in both of them falling to the ground. In so doing, Kiran’s head struck the ground causing him to become semi-conscious.

He was picked up and taken to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where he succumbed while receiving treatment.
An autopsy performed on the body gave the cause of death as asphyxia which is a medical condition that occurs when the body is deprived of oxygen. It can be caused by various factors, including choking.
The autopsy also found that there was food and blood in the victim’s airway. Following legal advice, the police charged with suspect with manslaughter. At the court hearing on Monday, Police Prosecutor Corporal Garfield Edwards asked the court not to grant bail, citing the gravity of the offence and the fact that the victim is the accused brother.
As such, Bacchus was remanded to prison until January 27. Meanwhile, at the court hearing, the aggrieved mother broke down in tears stating that she gave birth to three sons – one died by suicide and one is now murdered and the other will be put away in jail.