Corentyne “Wasteman” on trial for 2012 attempt murder

Sep 27, 2016 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News

Vedanand Chander, 37, of No71 village, Corentyne, Berbice, also known as”Wasteman” who is on trial in the Berbice High Court on a charge of attempted murder before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow and a mixed Jury, has denied committing the act.

Vedanand Chander

The man is accused of attempting to kill Chabbidat Tejram, 35, of No 71 Village, Corentyne on October 16, 2012. The incident occurred following a ‘name calling incident’.
State Prosecutor Stacy Goodings is presenting the state’s case. Attorneys at law Mursalene Bacchus and Perry Gossai are representing the defendant.
The state had closed its case while the defence had opted to call two witnesses, however, only one came forward.
The defence had called Clerk of the Springlands Magistrate’s Court to the witness stand. The accused had given an unsworn statement from the dock in which he denied the accusation.
He denied calling anybody a false name and had stated that it was the defendant who had pelted him. After the reported pelting they became embroiled in an argument which led to a scramble. They both fell to the ground and he received injuries to his elbow.
He cannot say how Tejram got injured.
According to the state’s case Tejram was tiling a bench at the front of his yard at No71 Village when the accused, who was riding a bicycle pass and said something to him to which he responded. Chander told him that he was coming back. He returned with a chisel, which he used to injure Tejram under his arm pit.
The prosecution called a number of witnesses, including Latchmanarine Ramsundar, a Neighbourhood Police who testified that on the day in question, he was patrolling within the No 71 area when he saw a crowd gathered.
He made inquiries and observed that Tejram was holding under his armpit with a cloth. The accused was nearby with a chisel in his hand. He collected the chisel and handed them over to the police. Both men were taken to the Springlands Police Station
Dr. Ryan Campbell testified to treating Tejram at the Springlands Hospital. During his examination he saw a stab wound in the region of his arm pit.
Police Officer Troy Munroe uplifted the medical certificate which he tendered into evidence.
Police Detective Corporal Terry Cummings in his testimony stated that he arrested the accused at the Springlands Police Station when he put the allegation to him. The man had responded by saying that “Officer, I don’t know wah going”.
Chabbidat Tejram was also at the station, where he had gone to make a report. He was subsequently taken to the Skeldon Hospital and was later transferred to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.

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