Brother set free, other for retrial in beating murder trial

Mar 14, 2013 News

One brother woke up a free man this morning while his elder sibling will have to face another trial after a 12-member mix jury decided their fates yesterday. Presiding over the matter was Justice Navindra Singh.
Satesh Singh, called ‘Boy Boy’ and his older brother, Parsram Lalchand, called “Desmond”, were both charged along with four other male relatives for the murder of 58-year-old Naranjan back in 2008.
Vishal, Visham and Babzie Singh were all sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment when they pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter in relation to the said murder.
Babzie Singh is the father of Vishal, Vishnu, Akash, Satesh Singh and Parsram Lalchand. They were all accused of “double banking” the deceased and beating him at Annadale Pump Road East Coast Demerara. The deceased was said to have been beaten so badly that he died two days after.
During that trial, the State entered a Nolle Prosequi to withdraw and discontinue the matter against Akash who was said to be a minor; 15, at the time of the murder.
Yesterday’s matter was slated for state prosecutors Konyo Thompson and Dhanika Singh to present their closing statements.
On Monday, Attorney for the accused, Hookumchand, delivered his final address before the court.
Hookumchand is claiming that when the crime was committed, his clients were not present. The defence is that the two accused remained at their home and did not chase the deceased who was severely beaten on the roadway by the accused with pieces of wood. One of the brothers was said to have had a cutlass in his possession.
The prosecution is however contending that Singh and Lalchand were in fact with their relatives when they brawled on the street. According to them, the main eyewitness, Ashraf Khan, the son-in-law of the now dead Lalchand was also present during the time of Naranjan’s death.
Back in 2008, Naranjan had lost his bicycle and according to the information, he saw Lalchand at a shop with a bike similar to his. Naranjan engaged Lalchand about the bike and was told by the accused that the bike had been loaned to him. Lalchand also invited the deceased to go with him to the person from whom the bike was borrowed.
According to the evidence, Naranjan took with him his son-in-law and two other persons to Lalchand’s home. While there, an argument ensued. The evidence of the man’s son-in-law is that those who went to the Singhs had to run for safety after they were attacked by the accused.
The son-in-law said that he heard his father-in-law scream and when he looked back he saw the brothers and the father beating the deceased about his body with weapons.
State pathologist Nehaul Singh testified that the man died as a result of the injuries he sustained. The doctor had said that the man had severe head injuries, broken bones and excessive bleeding internally. According to Singh, the deceased’s skull had been fractured and the brain had swollen.
Due to that the pressure being placed on the skull caused the brain to sink into the main nerve behind the head. There was massive bleeding under the scalp the doctor said. There were broken bones in multiple places on both the hands and legs, so much so that there were sections of the bone that had so much space that there were shattered bones and decomposing tissues within.
Attorney –at-law Peter Hugh had represented the other brothers who received 15 years.

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