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CCTV footage of man attacking Montrose granny shown in court
Video footage of a man sneaking into the home of Danrasie Ganesh and attacking her on the day
MURDER ACCUSED: Collin Alleyne
she was found dead in her home was shown to the court, when the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the matter continued in the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court.
Collin Alleyne, 23, of Timehri Cemetery Road, East Bank Demerara is currently on remand for the capital offence
The battered body of 77-year-old Ganesh also known as Carmen was found in her Montrose, East Coast Demerara home, on August 1, 2015, by relatives who went to check on her after she failed to answer neighbours’ calls.
The gruesome murder was captured on surveillance camera.
It was reported that Ganesh’s killer, believed to be Alleyne, clubbed her on the head with a tyre wrench and dragged her into a corner, where she collapsed.
It was then that the killer wrapped a hand-towel around her neck, kicked and stomped the old woman until she lay motionless.
Alleyne was captured three weeks after the murder at Guyhoc Park, Georgetown. He reportedly told detectives that a male relative of Ganesh made him $700,000 to kill the old woman and steal documents pertaining to her property.
At the court hearing, Detective Sergeant Julio Jonas, who is stationed at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, Eve Leary, Georgetown was called to tender footage of the gruesome murder which was captured on Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras. He was also called to tender video footage of Alleyne confessing to the crime at CID Headquarters, Eve Leary, Georgetown.
MURDERED: Danrasie Ganesh
The unrepresented accused, who in the past had behaved disorderly in court, sat calmly in the prisoner’s dock as the videos were being played during the morning session. However, the case was adjourned to the afternoon session after the Magistrate documented minutes.
During the afternoon proceeding, the accused was visibly upset at the evidence being shown to the court and did not hesitate to show his objections. Alleyne blurted out a series of expletives.
Magistrate Ally-Seepaul then ordered that the accused be escorted out of the courtroom , and adjourned the PI until January 9, 2017.
At the last court hearing, Detective Inspector, Cedric Gravesande was called to testify. Inspector Gravesande gave evidence in relation to a confrontation he had with Alleyne at CID Headquarters, Eve Leary, Georgetown. At the time of the murder, the police witness told the court that he was the Officer in Charge of crime at the Sparendaam Police Station.
Upon completion of the witness’s testimony, Alleyne declined to cross-examine him.
Police Prosecutor David Goodridge has since indicated that Detective Sergeant Rodwell Sarrabo would be his final witness.
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