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Murder accused changes mind about plea
After first indicating to the court by way of a letter, that he wanted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter,
Fazal Mohamed
murder accused Fazal ‘Mongoose’ Mohamed, called ‘Boy’, 23, of Number 67 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, decided at the last moment to change his mind and face a full trial for murder. Mohamed is accused of murdering Saheed ‘Buddy’ Muknauth, called “Shiam”, seven, of No 68 Squatting Area, Corentyne, Berbice on August 20th 2012.
The accused had indicated to the court that he wanted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter.
However, when he turned up in the Berbice High Court on Wednesday, before Justice Brassington Reynolds, the man, through his lawyer, Attorney at Law Raymond Alli, informed the court that his client will want to adopt a certain course of action. It was then announced that he will no longer plead guilty to manslaughter, but will undergo a full trial. He was remanded to prison until a later date.
According to information, on the day in question, Mohamed who is well known to the family had taken the child from his home to buy food. He was reportedly the last person seen with the lad the day he disappeared.
Muknauth’s body was discovered at the back of a rice mill two days later. His body was found with the face badly disfigured and large portions of one of his legs stripped of the skin. An on-the-spot post mortem was done by the doctor since the body was too decomposed to be moved.
“Mongoose” had allegedly confessed to killing “Buddy” and had claimed he was drunk and was troubled by demons.
It was also learnt that the child’s mother, Anita Persaud, had earlier in the day ingested kerosene and was admitted at the Skeldon Hospital. The woman was ‘fed up’ of being abused by her reputed husband. She had later in the afternoon taken a
Shaheed Muknauth
elf-discharge to be home with her six children, when she discovered Saheed missing.
Reports had indicated that the boy and his five siblings were left at home without adult supervision. The children ages ranged from 12 years to two months. The 12 year old had to take care of the others.
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