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Albouystown carpenter freed of businessman’s murder
Edward Skeete, a carpenter from Lot 309 Independence Boulevard, Albouystown, was yesterday freed of
Freed of murder Edward Skeete
a murder charge after a 12- member mixed jury, returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty for the capital offence.
Skeete, also known as “Pretty Face”, was accused of killing businessman, Bedi Ramjewan, during a robbery which took place at Industry East Coast Demerara, (ECD) on April, 27, 2011. He was on trial before Justice James Bovell-Drakes and a 12-member jury at the High Court in Georgetown.
According to reports, the businessman was shot and killed during a mid-morning robbery at Crown Dam Industry, ECD. Ramjewan was reportedly cornered near his home by two men on a motorcycle.
The allegation was that Skeete and another participated in the robbery. During the robbery Skeete allegedly shot the businessman in his chest and beat him in the head with a helmet.
Ramjewan had left a commercial bank in the city, moments before the incident occurred. The suspects reportedly snatched a bag containing some $2M from him before escaping on a motorcycle.
Ramjewan was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, (GPHC) where he succumbed to his injuries. A post mortem report revealed that the 40-year-old businessman, who had recently returned from vacation in the United States, died from shock and hemorrhage due to a gunshot.
Ramjewan’s case was presented by State Prosecutors Natasha Backer and Narissa Leander. Skeete was represented by Attorney-at- law Nigel Hughes. Thirteen witnesses were called upon to testify in the trial.
Bedi Ramjewan was shot and killed during a robbery in 2011.
On Friday, the judge and jury visited the scene of the crime where Ricki Kumar Mohan, an eyewitness to the crime, demonstrated to them what he saw the day the crime allegedly took place.
However, yesterday after a lengthy summing up of the evidence presented in trial by Justice Bovell-Drakes, the jury retired to deliberate on the outcome of the case. The panel returned to the courtroom less than two hours later and announced the verdict. They had found the accused not guilty of murder.
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