Injured murder accused petitions High Court for bail
A petition has been filed in the Berbice High Court for bail to be granted to murder accused Gibran Ali of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, who is presently incapacitated. The accused was charged on April 20, 2016, for the murder of Patrick Boodie.
Murder accused Gibran Ali in the New Amsterdam Prison
According to the petition which was filed by his brother Devindra Malhotra, the accused was taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital in an unconsciousness state and later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital. The matter was called on several occasions at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court and Ali is being represented by Attorney Charrandass Persaud.
“We spoke to officers at the prison who were not sure how he received his injuries and could not give us any definitive account,” the man’s brother explained.
Officials at the New Amsterdam Prison indicated that from the state and physical appearance of the accused when he entered the prison, he had to have received the injuries after being incarcerated.
Since then, Ali has been in and out of hospital. The accused is paralysed from the waist down and is unable to move by himself and without the aid of someone putting him in a wheel chair.
The petitioner is of the view that had the accused been kept longer in the hospital, he would have received better care, as a family member would be able to assist him. He is questioning why Ali was released from the hospital.
The petition also outlined that Ali has to be taken to the hospital every day for treatment for bed sores, since such treatment is unavailable at the prison. He has to be fed, showered and washed as he is unable to perform these functions for himself.
Relatives are requesting bail for the accused as they would like to be given the chance to provide him with adequate care, proper food and the necessary facilities to make him comfortable.
