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Three witnesses testify in Bush Lot murder retrial

Feb 09, 2013 News

The retrial of murder accused, Ramesh Sahadeo, called “Bado” of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, who is accused of murdering 17-year-old Darshanan Ramanan, called “Tato”, of Bush Lot Housing Scheme on September 20, 2009 at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, continued on Thursday in the Berbice High Court before Justice Brassington Reynolds and a mixed jury.
The 45-year-old accused, a former tractor operator of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, is accused of murdering the teenager following a misunderstanding.
The court heard that Sahadeo reportedly slashed Ramanan’s neck, killing him.
When the trial continued on Thursday, prosecutor, attorney at law Dionne Mc Cammon made her opening address, before leading the three witnesses in their testimony.
Those testifying were the mother of the deceased, Ceelena Ramanan, the deceased’s brother-in-law Daneshwar Persaud and police Detective Corporal, Dwayne Harvey.
Ceelena Ramanan testified to receiving information about her son. She said that she raced to the scene and saw him lying on the ground with a wound to his neck and with what appeared to be blood around him.
Daneshwar Persaud, who is a relative of the deceased, testified to identifying the body on the day of the Post Mortem. He witnessed the autopsy which was conducted by Dr. Vivekananda Brijmohan at the New Amsterdam Hospital.
Detective Corporal, Dwayne Harvey, in his testimony had stated that on the day in question, he went to the scene and saw the accused in a pool of blood with a chop on his neck. He subsequently investigated the matter. He also witnessed the Post Mortem Examination.
Reports are that Ramanan was at the corner of the street while the defendant was passing and an argument ensued. It is alleged that Sahadeo dealt Ramanan a single chop to his neck and calmly walked away.
Ramanan was reportedly seen running frantically up and down the street a few times before collapsing to the ground, bleeding profusely. He died before receiving medical attention. The police subsequently arrived at the scene. The defendant was later arrested and charged.
The trial will continue next Tuesday.

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