Nephew slapped with murder charge

… accused of beheading uncle

The former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rank who on Sunday morning allegedly decapitated his uncle over a land dispute, was on Wednesday arraigned at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.
Dwayne Tappin, called “Waynie”, appeared before Magistrate Ashley George and had the indictable charge of murder read to him.
The charge alleged that on August 6, 2017, at Lot 125 South Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, he murdered his 51-year-old uncle, Randolph Seenauth.
The 27-year-old was remanded. The case will continue on September 28.
Guyana Times had previously reported that Seenauth’s head was found separate from his body in his bloodied home early Sunday morning by Police ranks that were called to the area at the behest of neighbours.
Neighbours were reportedly awakened by a loud commotion coming from the property and the Police were called to investigate.
This publication understands that after hacking his uncle to death, Tappin fled the scene but later surrendered to the Police and confessed.
Meanwhile, the dead man’s sister, Indra Seenauth, revealed that the murder stemmed from a land dispute in the family coupled with another incident.
It was reported that Tappin accompanied by two male friends allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl. The matter was reported and the 27-year-old man had since threatened to kill Seenauth, whom he believed reported the matter to the Police.
However, Indra Seenauth denied that the dead man reported the matter as she disclosed that he is epileptic and as such cannot read and write.