Latest update January 7th, 2025 1:59 AM
School boy freed in Vigilante Murder
Jafar Seeteram, 18, of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, Berbice who was on trial with five others for the vigilante murder of Corentyne resident, Alfred Munroe, called “Guana Man”, 45 of Manchester, Corentyne, on Thursday April 9 last, at Bound Yard, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice has been freed.
Jafar Seeteram
On Monday the teenager walked out of the Whim Magistrate’s Court a free man after Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh upheld no case submission by Attorney at law Mursaline Bacchus.
Attorney at Law Bacchus argued that there was no evidence to link Seetaram to the murder.
This was after the prosecution had closed its case. Bacchus who is also representing Randolph Samuel is expected to make another no case submission.
Also on trial for the murder is Randolph Samuel called ‘Rudy’ 22; Aris Cecil 21, of Port Mourant; Richard Griffith, called ‘Buck Head’ 19; Michael Lewis, called ‘Mickey’ 31; and Khruhnaraj Jagdeo, 47, all of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne.
Also in court yesterday defence attorney Sanjeev Datadin who is representing four of the other accused made no case submissions. Prosecutor Corporal Sherlock King is expected to give a response when the matter continues on October 7. On that date attorney Charles Ramson Jr is also expected to make a submission. .
The prosecution which is being led by Corporal Sherlock King called nine witnesses, including police officers, Detective Corporals Primus Sam, Andrew Ward, Detective constables Eustace Leitch, Emanuel Ragnauth.
Lawrence Gray, the dead man’s son and civilians’ witnesses, Milton Ramphal, Nizam Khan and Shazeena Khan, testified to seeing the accused beating Munroe.
Dr Vivikanand Brijmohan was also among those testifying in court.
The case for the prosecution was that on the day in question the men are alleged to have beaten Munroe and one Annie Persaud called “Short Hair” 18, of Rose Hall, Corentyne and tied them with rope before placing them in the trunk of a car and driving away. The incident allegedly took place around 07:30hrs.
The court heard that as the beating was taking place, passersby objected and urged the perpetrators to take the two badly injured persons to the nearest police station which was a stone throw away. However, the perpetrators refused and dumped the victims in their car trunk and sped away.
When ranks arrived on the scene and were told what transpired the police went in search of the car and intercepted the vehicle at Williamsburg, Corentyne. They found Munroe and Persaud in the trunk of the vehicle tied with rope and with visible signs of injuries about their bodies.
They were taken to the Port Mourant Hospital where Munroe succumbed to his injuries while Persaud was treated and sent away.
Persaud has since died following an accident on Sunday June 30, at Port Mourant Corentyne Berbice.
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