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Double murder trial aborted; accused “unfit for trial”
The trial of fisherman Ravindranauth Mohanlall, 54,of Fyrish Village, Corentyne, Berbice ,who was facing two counts of murder in the Berbice High Court before Justice Diana Insanally and a mixed jury has been aborted.
This decision was taken following a Psychiatric evaluation presented by Psychiatrist Dr. Maida Creajah which was ordered by Justice Insanally.
Ravindranauth Mohanlall
The judge had adjourned the trial and ordered that the accused be evaluated at the National Psychiatric Hospital. This was after he constantly interrupted the trial with his utterances.
In her evaluation, Dr Maida stated that from her conclusion the accused is suffering from Chronic Alcoholic Withdrawl Syndrome. She also concluded that the accused is suffering from fear and is constantly afraid that people would attack him.
The accused, she said, also exhibited much aggression during the interview. She stated that he should be re-evaluated in another six months.
The jury was then directed to return the verdict that the accused is unable to stand trial.
Mohanlall is accused of murdering Beeram Motelall, 45, called ‘Boy’ of Chesney Village, Corentyne, and Renard Fernandes, called ‘Renny’, 15, of 280 Rose Hall Town Reef. The killings are alleged to have been committed at sea, on September 6, 2011, in the vicinity of Bush Lot Village, Corentyne.
The accused was represented by Attorney at law Charlyn Artiga.
During the trial the prosecution had called six witnesses up to the time it had stopped. During that time the accused kept interrupting the trial and despite several warnings from his lawyer, the Marshal, the prison officer and the judge,
he kept saying that nobody was there including the judge, magistrate, jurors, and police. ‘Nobody was there. How you can try me? You been deh?
State Prosecutor Renita Singh had earlier detailed what happened on the day in question. She said that the accused threw gasoline on crew members Beeram Motelall and Renard Fernandes and set them alight.
The cause of death as determined by a post mortem examination conducted by Dr Nehaul Singh at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Mortuary, was Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome, resulting from the severe burns to their bodies.
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