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Two teens in trio to face judge and jury for robbery/murder
Three persons including two teenagers will have to face a judge and jury for a robbery/murder that occurred at a Mandir at Williamsburg, Corentyne, in January 2013
The trio, 25-year-old Kevin Hintzen called ‘Ratty’ of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne; 19-year-old Shivnarine Jainarine called ‘Sammy’ or Samuel of Train Line Dam, Port Mourant, Corentyne, and Ryan Persaud called ‘KK’, 18, of Rose Hall Town, were on Monday committed to stand trial in the next session of the Berbice High Court.
The men had appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs Marcus in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court and it was found that a prima facie case had been made out against them.
The youths are accused of between the 6th and 7th of January 2013 of murdering 61-year-old security guard Jagdat Ramcharran called “Ronald”, a father of two of Bloomfield, Corentyne, Berbice. The man’s body was found bound and gagged at the Iskcon Hari Krishna Mandir at Block 6 Williamsburg, Corentyne, Berbice.
The police had initially held three men for the burglary of a Digicel\Cell Smart outlet at Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, and later found them in possession of the stolen items. They had apparently sustained injuries during the break-in as blood was found in the building. They allegedly used a saw to cut open the padlock from the door before smashing a glass door to enter the building, during which time they were apparently injured. A cutlass was also left on the counter.
Two of the men eventually admitted to being involved in the murder of the security guard .They then named others who were part of a gang that raided the Mandir on the fateful night. They stated that six of them were involved.
The security guard’s body was discovered around 03:00 hrs by a worshipper who visited the temple to worship. When he arrived, no one came to greet him and the gate was locked after making several calls and getting no response. He scaled the fence and noticed the watchman lying on the ground with his hands and feet bound and the place ransacked. The victim’s face was swollen.
A bell, a pair of golden slippers, and a tape recorder were missing and the altar was in a mess. The thieves had entered the premises by cutting and wrenching open a grilled window. They had also wrenched the door to the altar.
Hintzen and Jainarine along with Ravendra Ramoutar, 21, called “Navin” of Train Line Dam, Port Mourant, Corentyne, were also charged with break and enter and larceny.
The matter was prosecuted by Sergeant Phillip Sherriff.
In the meantime, Hintzen, whilst being on remand, was caught with 78 grams of cannabis sativa in his crotch. He was later charged. He appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs Marcus and was sentenced to three years in jail and fined $30,000.
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