Sophia murder of TSU Constable …Vickram Persaud charged with cop’s murder

Sep 28, 2013 News

-claims he was tortured to give confession
Even though newspaper reports have headlined that a suspect has confessed to the gruesome killing of a TSU constable, the suspect’s testimony in open court contradicted this.
Vickram Persaud, a 28-year-old father of two, whose last address, according to police reports, is Doctor’s Dam, La Grange, West Coast Demerara, was yesterday remanded to prison after he appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where the murder charge was read to him.

Vickram Persaud

Persaud was not required to plead to the indictable charge. On September 23, last, at North Sophia, he allegedly shot and killed Constable Michael Cumberbatch of the Tactical Services Unit.
The defendant begged the court for 30 seconds to say a few words and to show the court, the wounds he has received due to the brutality of the police force.
Persaud said, “Your Worship, because these police officers know I would do anything for my wife they torture me to sign some statements and I had no idea what was on the statement. The same night they pick me up; they took me and beat me up real bad. All my head was bleeding. I was shocked repeatedly with an instrument. They beat me up in the absence of officers Henry and George at the Criminal Investigation Department. They made it clear to me that I will not get away with this murder and they will beat me for a song.”
At this point the accused removed a tattered material which appeared to be a piece of vest he wore whilst the police officers reportedly tortured him.
Persaud told the court that when he was beaten, they changed his clothes. What he presented was what he managed to hide in his crotch.
The unrepresented defendant added, “Your worship they had me in an identification parade and those people that identify me don’t know me. Although the window was tinted I coulda still see was who because I see when the woman come up the stairs at the station because they had me seated outside.”
Persaud insisted that he was tortured mercilessly and attempted to remove his pants to show the court room the shock marks that he claims to still be visible on his scrotum and his buttocks.
He told the court that the officers got him to make a video by beating him for hours and forced him to say things that he was not comfortable with. He said that these things relate to the crime.
He then begged the court to ensure that he got the opportunity to seek medical attention.
Police Prosecutor Seon Blackman then petitioned the Magistrate for three weeks as the file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecution and is expected to be returned with advice within that timeframe.
The accused who rears poultry and who said that he is going to remain completely devoted to his common law wife was refused bail. He is expected to make his next court appearance on October 17.

6 thoughts on “Sophia murder of TSU Constable …Vickram Persaud charged with cop’s murder”

metro67 September 28, 2013 at 10:04 am

This is how racist cops operate in Guyana.
The accused could complain and show all the torture marks inflicted on him ,by these so called police officers, to the court it just doesn’t mean a thing because he is East Indian.

However had the accused being black and had killed an East Indian police officer he would never have been arrested,
and given the slightest chance he was arrested would never have been tortured.

Wonder what is hypocrite Freddie Kissoon’s opinion on this,I guess we all know.
1. Esiell September 28, 2013 at 4:29 pm
  
  Shaka Chase, the man who was initially charged with the murder of policeman Romain Cleto will now have to rely on the High Court for redress following the dismissal of his claims of torture by the police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).
  you are the racis
2. George Anderson September 29, 2013 at 8:46 pm
  
  Come on home affairs minister check these policemen out.
3. R N September 30, 2013 at 6:38 am
  
  Who really cares what #1 idiot Kissoon says?
4. linden September 30, 2013 at 1:33 pm
  
  Shame on you metro76, based on experience I hardly think so,
  had he been of any other ethnic group, the same would have been meet-out to
  him.
  
  I find it disgusting, that in this day and age you would
  make such an inflammatory statement. I understand how you feel, but I thing you
  went overboard with that statement.
  
  The cops do what they have to with limited resources, they act out of order from time to
  time, but sometimes they are guided by their instincts, which is all they have sometimes, which are accurate to 89
  %
Mike Persaud September 28, 2013 at 9:22 pm

These allegations are very serious. Should be investigated and if true the confession statement if any should be thrown out,
According to the doctrine of Ministerial Responsibility Rohee should be fired or forced to resign. (Somebody has to take responsibility for the still continued practice of torture of suspects in police custody)