Fisherman confesses to murdering co-worker over drugs - tells police they were both "high"

Fisherman confesses to murdering co-worker over drugs – tells police they were both “high”

May 19, 2018 News

Dead: Devanand Jailall

The boat owner and others being detained.

As investigators begin to wrap up the investigation into the murder of the 38-year-old fisherman from Agriculture Road, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, the suspect who was apprehended in Rose Hall on Thursday, has since confessed to the killing.
Reggie ‘Bai’ Ramsammy, 45, of Lot 100 Whim Village, Corentyne, Berbice told police that he and the victim, Devanand Jailall, called ‘Shetty’, were “high” when Jailall began to “smoke”. He said he asked the victim to stop it and he refused so he picked up the knife and stabbed the victim several times”. This was confirmed by a senior police source in ‘B’ Division.
Both fishermen were on the SK-545 Master Roberto fishing vessel at the Number 65 Fishing port when the incident took place.
Jailall’s attacker, after committing the act, escaped. The police were immediately summoned to the scene and a hunt for the suspect was launched. He was later accosted.
Additionally, an autopsy performed on the corpse of Jailall yesterday by Government Pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Bridjmohan revealed that he died from shock and haemorrhage due to multiple stab wounds. The suspect is being processed to be charged shortly.