Former AFC Councillor, father, neighbour on trial for fisherman’s murder
The trial of Surendra Sukhdeo, his daughter Mandy Sukhdeo and their neighbour Rean Ghani, who are accused of the Valentine’s Day 2017 murder of 22-year-old fisherman Shereffudeen Nazamudeen of Ruby, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), will commence next Monday before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow in the Demerara High Court.
Dead: Shereffudeen Nazamudeen
The three accused were on Wednesday indicted for Nazamudeen’s murder by State Prosecutors, but they have pleaded not guilty. They are being represented by a legal team led by Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes, while the State is being represented by Legal Counsels Latifah Elliot, Marisa Edwards and Simran Gajraj.
At the time of this alleged killing, Mandy Sukhdeo had been an Alliance For Change (AFC) Councillor who had reportedly claimed that she had been confronted by Nazamudeen, who had snatched her bag and attempted to escape. She had raised an alarm, and residents in the neighbourhood had pursued Nazamudeen.
Murder accused: Rean Ghani, Mandy Sukhdeo, and Surendra Sukhdeo
Reports are that he was caught in the ruins of a house. According to reports, he was tied up and beaten by the woman, her father, and their neighbour. Following the beating, the man had suffered severe injuries to his body, and had been taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, where he subsequently succumbed. Three pieces of wood, suspected to be the murder weapons, were recovered from the scene by detectives.
The woman and her father were immediately arrested, while Ghani was apprehended the following day, after he was allegedly implicated by neighbours. (G1)
