Latest update May 25th, 2026 12:35 AM
Cane cutter charged with killing mason
Twenty-year-old Rahesh Janak, called ‘Rakesh’, a cane-cutter of Zorg-en-Hoop Scheme Blairmont, West Bank Berbice, was yesterday remanded by Magistrate Roby Benn when he made an appearance at the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court on a murder charge.
Janak is accused of killing Brentnol Richard Isaacs called “Tonguey” a 31-year-old mason, of 118 Ithaca, West Bank Berbice. The crime was allegedly committed last Saturday, October 27, at Zorg-en-Hoop.
Murder accused: Rakesh Janak
According to reports, Isaacs and the accused had a misunderstanding at a house at Zorg-en-Hoop Scheme, at around 21:15 hrs on the day in question. It is alleged that Isaacs was at the house with some men when an argument broke out. A brawl ensued and the accused reportedly got annoyed and went for a cutlass and chopped Isaacs across his chest and left arm. He fell and was picked up and rushed to the Fort Wellington Hospital, before being transferred to the Georgetown Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
It is alleged that Janak was furious over a relationship between Isaacs and a close female relative of his.
Janak will make his next appearance on November 27.
Dead: Brentnol Richard Isaacs
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