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Farmer remanded for security guard murder

May 22, 2012 News

 

 

Setal  Samaroo, 38, of Lot 279 Number Two Village, Canje Berbice was arraigned before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, for the murder of Karamchand ‘Guru’ Panchoo, 71, on May 14 last.
Samaroo, who worked alongside Panchoo, on the night of the murder at ‘Tej Fowl Farm’ of Don Robin Farm, Number 19 Village, Corentyne, was arrested by law enforcement officials.
The man was on Monday charged with killing Karamchand ‘Guru’ Panchoo of Lot 24 Section ‘C’, Nigg Settlement, Corentyne. Panchoo’s body was found on the farm on which Samaroo worked.
Samaroo was not required to plead to the charge.  The accused is being represented by Senior Counsel Marcel Crawford and will return to court on June 25, 2012.
Samaroo, who told investigators  that he is a farmer, is accused of killing the elderly watchman some time between  Sunday May 13 and Monday May 14, 2012  at the ‘Tej’s Fowl Farm, Don Robin, Number 19 Village, East Coast Berbice.  Karamchand, on the morning of May 14, was found in a pool of blood on the poultry farm.
Panchoo who was formerly from East Canje and a staff at the Rose Hall Estate, lived with his daughter on the Corentyne.  He had been working at the farm for the past eight years. His relatives had stated that on the day in question they received a telephone call around 07:45 hrs from someone at the farm informing them that he had died.
They immediately rushed to the scene where they found him lying face down with blood pouring out from behind his neck. He also had cuts and chops about his face and other parts of his body.
Another guard was on duty during the night and he had stated that bandits had entered the farm Sunday evening around 21:00 hrs and tied him up and killed Panchoo.
Samaroo was picked out in an identification parade.
Meanwhile, a post mortem performed on Panchoo showed that he died of a fractured skull compounded with multiple injuries.

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