One freed, other committed for Chateau Margot businessman’s murder

Jan 15, 2013 News

The Preliminary Inquiry into the murder of Chateau Margot businessman, Dennis Ramah, ended in some controversy yesterday with one of the accused being set free by Magistrate Alex Moore at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.
After more than two years of listening to evidence presented, the magistrate discharged the matter against 20-year-old Quincy Arthur, while committing his co-accused 28-year-old Victor Bobb to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of Ramah. The decision to discharge Arthur caused some concern among relatives of the murdered businessman, especially since the matter had some undesirable hiccups along the way.
A few months ago family members had expressed concern that the matter was going nowhere because of the repeated absence of police witnesses.
However, this was rectified and the matter proceeded but not with the expected results for Ramah’s family.
Magistrate Moore found that while a prima facie case was made out against Bobb, there was not sufficient evidence to commit Arthur.
On November 16, 2010, bandits carried out a brazen daylight robbery at Lot 18 Second Street, Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara, killing the owner of the L&D Shopping Centre, 64-year old Dennis Ramah.
On the day of the robbery, a man had entered, Ramah’s business place, posing as a customer. He said that the man ordered a “packet of chips” from an employee and as she was attending to him, four other men entered the supermarket.
Two of the men then held the employees at gunpoint and ordered them to lie face down on the floor, while the other three went upstairs.
Around this time, the businessman who was alerted about the robbery entered the house with a cutlass and attacked one of the bandits from behind, dealing him a severe chop on his back.
Another bandit then turned his gun on the businessman and shot him several times in his chest.
The men, sensing that their plans had gone awry, quickly bolted from the premises.
A car was parked at the head of the street, but according to an eyewitness only three of the six men managed to make it into the vehicle.
The others, who were making good their escape by foot, were confronted by a Rural Constable, Davenand Shaymaraj, who shot one of them.
Shaymaraj was also shot by one of the gunmen during their escape bid.
One of the fleeing bandits was subsequently shot dead in a confrontation with the police while one was caught in a yard by public-spirited persons and handed over to the police.
The captured bandit turned out to be Arthur, while Bobb of “B” Field, Pattensen, East Coast Demerara , was later discovered by residents in the area with several gunshot wounds.
Yesterday, Arthur could not hide his relief after the magistrate discharged the matter against him. However, he was detained for several hours as the police sought the advice of the Director of Prosecution.
By late yesterday afternoon he was released.

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