“Skull City” murder accused pleads guilty to manslaughter

Fifty-two-year-old Hemraj Bramdeo has admitted to a manslaughter charge over the stabbing death of another man at Skull City, Patentia, West Bank Demerara (WBD), six years ago.
Bramdeo called “Rickey Scrawley”, a father of three, and former resident of Back Street, Patentia, unlawfully killed 25-year-old Dellon Bradford, called “Chicken” on March 23, 2016.
The incident occurred at Skull City, Patentia.
Bramdeo, upon his arraignment last week before Demerara High Court Judge Simone Morris-Ramlall, was indicted for the capital offence of murder, to which he pleaded not guilty.
However, on Monday, which was set for the start of his trial, he opted to plead guilty to the lesser count. As such, he was further remanded to prison to await sentencing on December 12.
Following the murder of Bradford, the Police had issued a wanted bulletin for Bramdeo.
It is alleged that on the day in question, while a certain woman was at her mother’s residence, Bradford had broken into her home at Lot 1 Skull City, Patentia, and stolen $200,000 in cash and other items. The woman had reportedly come home and caught Bradford in the act, and a scuffle had ensued between them and others, during which he was stabbed multiple times.
The injured Bradford was taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH), but was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he died.
A post-mortem examination revealed that Bradford had been stabbed six times, and his death had been due to kidney failure, spinal damage, and brain injuries. At the time of his demise, Bradford had been employed as a labourer at the sugar estate in Wales, WBD. (G1)