Son of dead pensioner, businessmen arraigned for murder

Four men, including a son of 72-year-old Ramsai Deochand, who was brutally beaten to death on Sunday last at his Strathspey, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home, were arraigned for the heinous crime on Thursday.

Permaul Sankar, 35; Kublall Persaud, 35; Mahendranauth Persaud, 32 and Mahendra Deochand, 22, were not required to plead to the indictable charge when they appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court.
The charge stated that on January 20, 2020, they murdered Ramsai Deochand. The men were represented by Attorneys-at-Law James Bond and Haymant Ramdhani.
It was reported that one of the dead man’s sons, while being employed at a business in Strathspey stole an undisclosed sum of money and a gold chain belonging to the owner.

He was, however, confronted by the boss and others, and was severely beaten. Ever since, he has gone into hiding, leaving his father at the mercy of the men. He was last seen on January 15, 2020.
At the time of the beating, the now-dead man and his wife were at home along with two sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandchild.
The Police reported that about 02:45h on the day in question, the dead man’s daughter-in-law, Taijwattie Bhawanie, was awakened by the sounds of breaking glass. Upon investigation, she saw four identifiable men hurling objects at the house and immediately raised an alarm.
Farida Deochand, the wife of the dead man, told Guyana Times that “They pelt the window, break it up, then they come in here, they break up here… the door only have one bolt and I put on an iron bar on the door. They come and they start to kick up the door shouting ‘Open the door! Open the door!’ Well, me ain’t open no door, he come through the window and he open the door and they start beat up he father. I beg them and say ‘you all, don’t beat he because he ain’t well,” she explained.
Gavin Ramsahoye, another son of the dead man, and his wife along with their one-year-old baby were also at home at the time of the incident. They reside in the bottom flat of the house.
Farida also related that when she begged the men to have mercy on her sickly husband, they placed a gun to her head and instructed her to “shut up”.
“They tell me if me nah talk weh me son deh, they gon shoot meh and kill meh. I beg them; they slap me four slaps, they push me in meh bedroom and meh bend down and beg them not to beat me or beat meh husband anymore. They left and go away and meh call me son from downstairs. He left and get away; he left and go away and hide,” she said.
The now-dead man suffered a stroke to the right side of his body seven years ago and could not move without the support of his family. He was beaten with a mop stick about his body and was hit to his head with an amplifier.
Meanwhile, the widow has confirmed that she has not seen or heard from her son, who is accused of stealing the items since he left home. He remains on the run.
The four men were remanded to prison until March 16, 2020.