A labourer of East Bank Demerara (EBD) was on Friday remanded to prison for the unlawful killing of an Essequibo boat captain.
Javon Greene called “Devon”, 19, a labourer of Diamond Housing Scheme EBD, Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) appeared before Magistrate Tariq Mohamed at the Bartica Magistrates Court, charged with murder.
It is alleged that on July 24, at Puruni Landing River he murdered Lakeram Rambhajue.
Remanded: Javon Greene
The 20-year-old speed boat operator of Puruni, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) was allegedly beaten with a piece of wood; he succumbed to his injuries four days later at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
Greene was arrested on the day of the incident.
He was not required to plea to the indictable charge when he appeared in court and was remanded until September 8, 2025.
Attorney at law Bernard Da Silva represented Greene.
It had been reported that the incident occurred on Sunday night in Puruni, where Rambhajue lived and worked. He reportedly had offered Greene one of his boats to operate. However, tensions escalated when Greene repeatedly failed to pay for the use of the boat.
Rambhajue reportedly took possession of the boat and was assaulted. After reporting the incident to the police, Green promised to pay $100,000.
However early Monday morning the situation further escalated and Green reportedly threw a glass bottle hitting Rambhajue in his face causing him to fall off of his motorcycle he was riding. Rambhjue was then lashed with a piece of wood to his head.
He reportedly sustained multiple skull fractures; fragments of his skull were lodged in his brain, resulting in several haemorrhages. The injured man went into a coma and never regained consciousness.
