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Tattoo artist to face Jury for Rose Hall Town killing
Shamdyal Ramroop, called ‘Muscle, 32, a tattoo artist of Tain Settlement, Corentyne, Berbice was on Thursday committed to stand trial in the next sitting of the Criminal Assizes of the Berbice High Court.
A prima facie case was made out against him at the end of a Preliminary Inquiry held by Magistrate Roby Benn at the Albion Magistrate’s court.
Murdered: Ajai Cecil
Ramroop, a father of two was on trial for the murder of Ajai Cecil, 18, of Rose Hall Town Corentyne, Berbice. The killing occurred on Sunday November 11, 2012.
Ramroop who first made an appearance before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the same court was earlier remanded. He was represented by attorney at law Ian Annamayah.
According to prosecutor corporal Sherlock King, Ajai who had earlier attended a fun day at Rose Hall, Corentyne was on his way home when he was attacked and stabbed to death during a robbery. He was first rushed to the Port Mourant Hospital by his father who found the gate locked. He diverted to the New Amsterdam hospital where doctors pronounced his son dead.
The man had left his home around 19:30 hours on Saturday to attend a Fun Day at the Area Hall Ground, Rose Hall. He was heading home around 12:30 hours, with a relative when he was attacked by three men, one of whom stabbed him.
Cecil was the only son for his parents but had three other siblings. The young man would have celebrated his first wedding anniversary one day after he died. His wife, Alisha, was eight months pregnant with their first child at the time. The man worked with his father as a vendor.
A post mortem examination performed on the body at the New Amsterdam hospital by Dr Vivekananda Brijmohan gave the cause of death as shock and Hemorrhage due to a stab wound to the heart.
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