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Businessman granted bail on attempted murder charge

Apr 27, 2013 News

 

Yesterday, businessman Rodney Raghubansee, who was earlier in the week charged with two counts of attempted murder, was able to secure bail.
When the matter was called again at the Providence Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty, the Police Prosecutor, Shellon Daniels, reported that both victims in the matter have been discharged from the hospital.
However the Prosecutor further related that one of the men, Courtney Persaud, still has a bullet lodged in his shoulder and will be requiring surgery some time soon.
The businessman was made to lodge his passport with the court and was placed on $300,000 bail on each matter.
On Tuesday, 35-year-old Raghubansee was charged with the attempting to murder Courtney Persaud and Ralph Paul. The charges were indictable and Raghubansee was not required to plead.
It is alleged that on Saturday April 20, he maliciously wounded Courtney Persaud called ‘Chuck Kai’ with intent to commit murder.
It is also alleged that on the same day he maliciously wounded Ralph Paul called ‘Backoo’ with intent to murder him.
The prosecution’s facts are that on the day in question Eton Tularam Lobin had a function at his home Lot X Block 5, Land of Canaan. At some point during the function which was attended by many, the accused, who is a licenced firearm holder, and his worker Khemraj Singh, turned up at the function.
The court was told that the men went to the location to make inquires about a suspected theft at Raghubansee’s sawmill. The accused and the host of the function were in a conversation which eventually led to an argument, resulting in the accused discharging two rounds from his firearm hitting Persaud and Paul.
However, Police Prosecutor Shellon Daniels objected to bail for the accused on his first appearance as both virtual complainants were still hospitalized.
Raghubansee will make his next court appearance on May 17.

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