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“Shark Oil” murder retrial gets underway

Oct 27, 2012 News

The retrial of murder accused, Herman Ally, called ‘Shark Oil’, 63, of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, who is accused of murdering fellow Rose Hall Town resident, Randal Sandy, called Randal Taylor, who was 41 at the time, is being heard.
Sandy who lived at Sabsook Street, Rose Hall Town, was killed some time between Thursday October 5 and Friday October 6, 2006.
Ally is on trial before Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire and a mixed Jury in the Berbice High Court.
The jury was empanelled on October 16, last. The trial began on October 22 but state appointed Attorney Raymond Ali asked for a two-day adjournment to get himself acquainted with the case.
When the case began, State Prosecutor Attorney at law, Prithina Kissoon-Ally, told the court that the killing stemmed from a misunderstanding between the two men.
On October 5, about 16:00 hrs the deceased Sandy was seen with a wound in the vicinity of Ally’s yard. He was picked up and taken to his mother’s home before being rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he died the next day.
Ally was arrested on October 6, 2006 and later charged with the offence of Murder.
So far the prosecution has called Detective Assistant Superintendent Gary Mc Alister, Sergeant Coward, and Detective Corporal Duke Jack, Ranee Goberdhan and Kenneth Cort to the witness stand. Still to testify is government Pathologist  Vivikanand Brijmohan.  Both Assistant Superintendent Mc Alister and Sergeant Coward have testified to their involvement in the investigation and taking statements from the accused. The statements were tendered into evidence.
Corporal Jack testified to visiting the scene and taking statements from witnesses. Those witnesses included Marva Somrah and Malika Harding who live in close proximity to the accused. He also tendered the post mortem report.
Both Goberdhan and Cort are neighbours of the accused and in their testimony related to seeing the deceased collapsing in front of their home on October 5.   Goberdhan testified to seeing the accused near her house on the day in question. She told him something and he cursed her.
The family of the deceased was contacted by Cort and one Ricardo Permaul went to Goberdhan’s home where they saw the deceased lying in front of the gate. With the assistance of other persons Sandy was picked up and taken to his mother’s home.  He was subsequently rushed to the New Amsterdam hospital, where he died the following day.
The preliminary inquiry was conducted by Magistrate Tajenarine Ramroop at the Albion Magistrate’s Court and a prima facie case was made out.
The matter will continue on Monday.

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