Security Officer among 2 charged with Leonora double murder
Twenty-nine-year-old Alex Amsterdam, a Security Officer and 23-year-old Terry Thorman, a minibus conductor were on Friday arraigned for the murder of Mohamed Kalameeden Nasir and Arvinda Roopram who were stabbed to death during a brawl at Leonora West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Saturday last.
Dead: Mohamed Kalameeden Nasir
The two accused appeared before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court and were not required to plead to the indictment.
As such, they were remanded to prison until October 11, 2024.
It was reported that Nasir and Roopram were stabbed during a brawl with a group of men after leaving a popular night spot. Amsterdam also sustained injuries during the incident.
Dead: Arvinda Roopram
Based on reports received, Nasir 30, of Lot 1 Stewartville, WCD and Roopram, 25, of Lot 52 Stewartville, WCD and the two suspects were engaged in a heated argument which subsequently erupted into a scuffle during which they were stabbed about their bodies.
The two suspects, Amsterdam called ‘Mario’, received one stab wound to his upper abdomen, while the second suspect, Thornman made good his escape from the scene in an unknown direction but was later apprehended by the police.
Twenty-nine-year-old Alex Amsterdam, a Security Officer and 23-year-old Terry Thorman, a minibus conductor were on Friday arraigned for the murder of Mohamed Kalameeden Nasir and Arvinda Roopram who were stabbed to death during a brawl at Leonora West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Saturday last.
