Gunman slapped with murder charge

Alexander Street shooting

The man who allegedly shot and killed Wakennaam businessman Mahendra Persaud was on Tuesday slapped with a murder charge when he appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Raul Vera was not required to plea to the indictable charge, which stated that on April 19, at Robb and Alexander Streets, Georgetown he murdered 26-year-old Persaud during the course of a robbery.
Magistrate Fabayo Azore adjourned and transferred the matter for reports and fixtures until May 16.
According to reports, Persaud who would usually travel to Georgetown to purchase goods for his family’s business was about to enter a store to transact business at about 11:00h, when he was pounced on by a gunman who demanded that he hand over his money.
Persaud resisted the bandit’s attempt to relieve him of the bag he was carrying and was shot once to his chest.
He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he subsequently died.