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Woman’s only son chopped to death
Marlon Andrew Ramcharran, 18, was brutally chopped to death some time during the wee hours of Sunday morning, leaving his mother Geetawatie Ramgobin, 42, called Pamela, without her only son and sole breadwinner in the family of three. The other child, Naomi, is 13.
Marlon and his mother in happier times
Ramcharran, a carpenter, lived with his mother and sister at their Lot 125 Tain Settlement, Corentyne home. His lifeless body with chop wounds to his left side face, head and across his neck and back was found around 02:00hrs on Sunday along a street in Block C in the Tain new housing area near a minibus in front of a mechanic shop.
The woman told the media that around 19:00 hrs she asked her son to purchase food for them at Lucky Star Restaurant, in Portuguese Quarters. He returned around 20:00 hrs with the food and subsequently left to go to a wake house at Johns. She said that her son never retuned.
Around 02:00hrs Sunday, she said that she was awakened from her bed by her sister Swarsattie Gobin who told her that “Marlon get chop and was in front of Dust Till Dawn.” Gobin stated that Marlon’s two friends who were with him had informed her of the unfortunate incident and she in turn went and informed her sister.
Ramgobin stated that she and her daughter hurried to the area. Her sister had already left for the scene, but when they arrived at the area they did not see anything. She was later informed that her son’s body was at a spot in the new housing area. The woman stated that her sister had already left for the area, so she and her daughter headed to the area where she saw her son’s mutilated body.
She could not bear to see the body of her son lying face down with blood splattered all over. His father Surendra Ramcharran, called “Rajin” a hire car driver, who lives at another location, was informed and he notified the police who responded promptly.
The woman said that she knew of no problems her son might have had with anyone and that his killing might have been a case of mistaken identity.
She said that she is a single parent, the children’s father did not take care of them .Marlon was the sole breadwinner and she worked as a domestic at various places. She is not too well and is uncertain how she and her daughter will now make out.
His friends who were with him had related that following a misunderstanding Marlon was chopped.
Two suspects are in custody and the police are hunting one other.
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