Man who stabbed victim 6 times admits to attempted murder charge

A man now awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to an attempted murder charge when he appeared before Justice Brassington Reynolds at the Demerara High Court on Wednesday. Anthony Persaud has pleaded guilty to wounding Navindra Budhu on March 22, 2016 with intent to murder him.
State Prosecutor Simran Gajraj, in relating the facts of the case, has said the men were not known to each other prior to the date of the incident.
Gajraj has said that at around 18:00h on the day in question, Budhu was walking on the University of Guyana (UG) Access Road at Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown when Persaud, who was on a bicycle, rode up beside him and attempted to push his hand inside Budhu’s pocket.

The prosecutor said Budhu punched Persaud to his face, and this resulted in Persaud losing two of his teeth and bleeding profusely. In retaliation, Gajraj said, Persaud whipped out a pair of scissors from his pants waist and stabbed Budhu about his body.
The injured man was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital by public-spirited citizens, while other persons detained Persaud until the Police arrived at the scene.
Budhu’s medical report has revealed that he was stabbed six times about his body. He also had to undergo surgery on his abdomen and one of his legs.
For his part, Attorney-at-Law Teriq Mohammed, who is representing Persaud, told the court that his client did not rob the victim, but accepted that he had indeed inflicted injuries on him. In light of this, the prosecutor’s request for a psychiatric evaluation to be conducted on Persaud was granted by Justice Reynolds.
Persaud’s sentencing has been deferred to April 8, when a probation report and a victim impact statement would be presented to the court. (G1)