Mon Repos man remanded for killing niece’s boyfriend

A Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD) man, Hamid Amin, appeared before a Magistrate on Friday on a murder charge in connection with the stabbing to death of his niece’s boyfriend.
Also known as “Peppy”, the 49-year-old murder accused was arraigned before Magistrate Alisha George at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Courts.
He was not required to plead to the indictable charge which stated that on May 29, in the East Demerara Magisterial District, he murdered Shivram Mohabir, 23. Amin, who was represented by Attorney-at-Law Jerome Khan, was remanded to prison until August 22.

Mohabir, called “Vickash”, a mechanic of Agriculture Road, ECD, met a tragic end when he was stabbed to death, allegedly by his girlfriend’s uncle amidst grievances and an escalating family dispute. The incident took place at Fifth Street Martyrsville, Mon Repos, ECD, where Mohabir was visiting his girlfriend, who resided there.
According to reports received, Mohabir, a mechanic, of Lot 40, Triumph Sideline Dam, ECD was stabbed multiple times at about 18:30h on the day in question.
He later succumbed to his injuries around 22:30h the same day, while receiving medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
Amin allegedly inflicted the fatal wounds on Mohabir while he was inside his girlfriend’s room. After the attack, he reportedly fled the scene but was later apprehended by the Police.
The now dead man’s girlfriend, Raveena Persaud, had previously told this publication that they had been in a relationship for the past two years and that her boyfriend would often stay at her grandmother’s house.
“This, however, caused anger and resentment from my uncle and his family due to an ongoing property dispute involving my grandmother, who is [Amin’s] mother,” Persaud related.

“I grew up with my grandmother and have been living with her for the past 13 years. Whenever my uncle and his children would see Vickash at the house, it would provoke them. Especially when my uncle had been drinking, he would confront my grandmother, asking what is he [Mohabir] doing here and that we are not married. However, my grandmother never had any issues with Vickash staying with us.” (G1)