Twenty-six-year-old Rayon Carter was found not guilty on Wednesday by a 12-member jury of the murder of machine operator Ishwar Ramanah.
The man of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was on trial before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Demerara High Court for the capital offence of murder, to which he pleaded not guilty. Carter denied killing Ramanah on January 13, 2018.
Freed: Rayon Carter
He was represented by Attorney-at-Law Konyo Sandiford while Prosecutor Latifah Elliot represented the State. After deliberating on Wednesday, the jury gave a not-guilty verdict.
The case was first tried in March 2021 before Justice Navindra Singh, but the jury was unable to arrive at a verdict.
Dead: Ishwar Ramanah
Police had stated that Ramanah was shot in his abdomen during a robbery at his home on December 13, 2017, by one of two armed bandits.
He was rushed to the Diamond hospital, where he was treated before being transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
However, he succumbed to his injuries on January 13, 2018. (G9)
