Two young men have been remanded for the murder of 47-year-old Ravi Ramrattan,
called “Socks”, whom Police say was killed between September 1 and 2 at Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE).
The two men are Khemraj Persaud, called “Kato”, a 19-year-old labourer of Parika Facade EBE, and Ganguly Rambarran, a 24-year-old labourer of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara (WCD).
They were arraigned before Senior Magistrate Zamilla Alli-Seepaul at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, and were not required to plead to the indictable charge. Their next court appearance is on October 10.
The lifeless body of Ravi Ramrattan was discovered on September 2 in the vicinity of the Lotus Mall at Parika, EBE.
Murder accused Khemraj Persaud
Clad in a pair of long black pants and a black jersey, the body was lying on its back with a reddish bath towel wrapped around it. When examined, chop wounds were evident on the body. A bedsheet with what appeared to be bloodstains was also found next to the body.
Police have said that Ramrattan had resided in an abandoned bus located in the vicinity of the Courts Parika business place, and had been a known alcoholic. He had last been seen alive on Friday, September 1, at about 17:00h. His cause of death has been given as “multiple incise wounds”. (G1)
