Essequibo Coast pump attendant charged for murder

Nankishore Persaud, a pump attendant of Anna Regina Housing Scheme, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was on Wednesday remanded to prison on a murder charge.

Murder accused: Nankishore Persaud

The 56-year-old man appeared before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court where he was not required to plead to the charge which stated that on February 26, 2020, he killed Arvin Toolsie Mayhilall. The case was adjourned to June 23, 2021.

Dead: Arvin Mayhilall

Reports are that after Mayhilall died, relatives were told that he had fallen from a bench at Zorg and his prone body was discovered in the late evening by residents.
However, his mother, Jaiwantie Mayhilall had always maintained that her son was murdered, prompting an investigation.
The post-mortem report revealed that Mayhilall died as a result of trauma to his head and a fractured spine.