Suspect in Leonora double-murder still hospitalised

…file to be sent to DPP for advice

One of the suspects in the Leonora double-murder remains hospitalised under police guard as authorities prepare to send the investigation file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice in relation to charges.
Deputy Commander of Regional Division #3 (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Superintendent Khalid Mandal, has related that the suspect Alex Amsterdam, a 28-year-old security guard, had sustained a stab wound to his upper abdomen during the fatal brawl that claimed the lives of Mohamed Kalameeden Nasir, 30, and Arvinda Roopram, 25, both of Stewartville, West Coast Demerara (WCD).
He said Amsterdam is currently receiving medical care at the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where his condition is still considered critical.
Meanwhile, the second suspect in the case, 23-year-old Terry Thorman, a mason who resides at Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, surrendered to the police three days after the incident. Accompanied by Attorney Dr Dexter Todd, Thorman turned himself in at the Leonora Police Station, where he was informed of the murder allegations. He is accused of killing Roopram and Nasir on September 21, outside a nightclub in Leonora.
When cautioned, Thorman denied involvement, and said, “I have nothing to do with the death of those two men.” He has also declined to provide a written statement. He has been arrested, and is currently in custody as the investigations continue.
The violent confrontation, which took place in the early hours of September 21, began as a heated argument between Nasir, Roopram and the two suspects, and quickly escalated to the fatal stabbing of Nasir and Roopram, who were rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital by an Anti-Crime Patrol but were pronounced dead on arrival.
Following the incident, Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh performed post-mortem examinations on the bodies of both victims at the Ezekiel Funeral Parlor, and it was determined that Roopram’s death was caused by multiple incised wounds, while Nasir’s death has been attributed to a fatal stab wound to his abdomen.
Roopram’s body was identified by his reputed wife, Kesha Richmond, a 25-year-old teacher, who remains grief-stricken over the loss of her partner.
The file is expected to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice regarding the charges to be filed against the two suspects. Families of both Nasir and Roopram are demanding justice as they mourn the loss of their loved ones, who were described as devoted partners and fathers. (G9)