Duo charged for murder of Berbice labourer

Two men accused of murdering a Kilcoy, Corentyne labourer were on Monday charged and remanded to prison when they appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court.
Vishal Deonarine, 33, called “Gabar”, and Vishal Vickram Ramsammy, 23, called “Max”, both of Kilcoy Squatting Area, Corentyne are alleged to have murdered Leon Aswell Kum at Kilcoy Squatting Area, between July 4 and July 5.
They appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh and were not required to plead to the indictable charge.
The prosecution told the court that the file was incomplete as they were awaiting the postmortem report and also an analyst report on the blood samples.
According to the prosecution, the Police have 10 witnesses and two caution statements along with six video interviews, and as such, asked for two weeks to put the file together.
The duo was remanded until July 26, and the matter was transferred to the Albion Magistrate’s Court.
On Wednesday last, the body of Kum was discovered in his home at Kilcoy. Residents reportedly saw two men exiting the area shortly before the discovery was made.
Reports are that the two accused and the now-dead man had a misunderstanding over cocaine, which led to a scuffle.
Guyana Times understands that one of the accused had held down Kum while the other used a knife and stabbed him in the neck. They then fled the scene, but were later arrested.