Labourer remanded on murder charge

A labourer was on Wednesday arraigned before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court in Region 5 on a charge of murder nearly four months after he had allegedly beat and stabbed a man to death at Bennet Dam, Rosignol, West Coast Berbice (WCB).

Shane Samaroo, also known as ‘Travis Cortis’ and ‘Tanta Bai’, 27, who was arrested for the murder only on Monday, December 13, was not required to plead to the indictable charge, which stated that on August 19, he murdered Faroze Khan, called ‘Eggy’. He has been remanded to prison until December 20, when his case is to be called at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court.
Samaroo, who had been on the run ever since the killing, was captured on Monday at Black Bush Polder, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
He was arrested by a party of Policemen who went to the location after receiving certain information.
It has been reported that Police went to the location on Sunday, but the suspect escaped into the savannah, leaving the ranks to search the location for more than 12 hours. Samaroo, however, was eventually captured. A Police report has said that Samaroo’s mother has been arrested on allegations of harbouring a wanted person.
It was reported that, on the day of the killing at Bennet Dam, Rosignol, WCB, Khan was walking past a grocery store when Samaroo allegedly ran out and started lashing him about his body with a piece of wood. When Khan fell to the ground, Samaroo pulled out a knife and stabbed him several times before fleeing.
The injured man was rushed to the Fort Wellington Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. (G1)