Essequibo Coast man charged for killing brother

Twenty-two-year-old Rameshwar Gouveia of Fairfield Village, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), was remanded to prison after he was slapped with a murder charge.
Gouveia was charged for killing his brother, Ganga Persaud. He appeared before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court.
It is alleged that on May 9, at Fairfield, Essequibo Coast, he allegedly murdered Persaud, 32.
Gouveia was not required to plead to the indictable charge and was remanded to prison until June 3.

An autopsy conducted on the body of Persaud revealed he died from a perforation to his lung and artery due to the lone stab wound he received. The autopsy was conducted on Thursday at the Suddie Mortuary by Government Pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh.
Persaud, a labourer, was on Monday killed at his mother’s home. Reports are Persaud, the defendant and another brother who was visiting from Wakanaam were drinking when the visiting brother and his wife were involved in an argument that led to a drunken brawl.
According to reports, the defendant allegedly armed himself with a rum bottle and lashed Persaud to his head while the other relative attempted to make peace. Persaud and the defendant exited the house via the front door and back door, respectively. Shortly after, the suspect started shouting and it was discovered that his brother had fallen to the ground.
The other relatives rushed towards Persaud as he lay motionlessly in a pool of blood. The suspect then fled the scene and hid in the backdam.
Subsequently, he was handed over to the Police by his mother.