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Fourth suspected shootout gang member remanded to jail

Dec 20, 2012 News

Zaheir Abdul, 22, the last of the four suspected bandits who were reportedly captured following a night-long gun battle with police on December 9, last, has been charged and remanded to jail. The shootout followed a foiled armed robbery on a residence in Betsy Ground East Canje. Three of the suspected bandits were shot and wounded.
Zaheir Abdul, 22, of New Scheme Adelphi, East Canje Berbice was the last to appear in court. Abdul appeared in court on Tuesday before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court and was remanded to jail.
The man, like his three earlier criminal buddies, is on six charges.
According to prosecutor, Corporal Orin Joseph, on Sunday December 9, last, at Rose Hall, East Canje, Berbice, and while in company with others he discharged a loaded firearm at police Cadet Officer Roger Pilgrim with intent to maim, disfigure, disable or cause him grievous bodily harm.
He is also charged with discharging a loaded firearm at Police Corporal, Randy Hamilton, with intent to maim, disfigure, disable or cause him grievous bodily harm. Another charge read that on the same day he discharged a loaded firearm at Doodnauth Moses with intent to maim, disfigure, disable or cause him grievous bodily harm.
The suspect is also charged with being in possession of a firearm without being the holder of a firearm licence.
Another charge is that on the same day he was in possession of ammunition without being the holder of a relevant licence.
He is also charged with attempting to commit a felony.
He, like the others was refused bail and will return to court on 16-01-2013 at the Reliance Magistrate’s court.
The three other men, Keshwar Harrinarine called “Bread”, 32, a hire car driver of Fyrish, Long Dam Corentyne, Berbice; Parmanand Joseph, 24, also a hire car driver of Johns, Corentyne, Berbice; and Deodat Seecharran, called “Pop Corn”, 20, of Edinburgh Housing Scheme, East Bank Berbice were earlier arraigned on similar charges and remanded to jail.
Seecharran appeared before the Magistrate on Monday and was remanded to prison. However, the prison authorities refused to accept him due to there being no discharge papers from the hospital. He was however accepted on Tuesday.
Joseph who was said to be the getaway car driver was intercepted with vehicle-HC 1390 in the area. The men were seen exiting Joseph’s car after the police approached. They were eventually cornered in the burial ground.

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