‘Saddam’ retrial for murder… Prosecution witness cannot remember anything about brother’s death

Nov 23, 2018 News

The retrial of murder accused Naresh Ramjohn called ‘Naresh Mahase’ and ‘Saddam’ of Stanleytown and Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, is continuing in the Berbice High Court.
When the matter continued before Justice Priya Sewnarine Beharry and a mixed jury, prosecution main witness Tajepaul Samaroo, a brother of the deceased, told the court that he could not remember much and doesn’t know anything.

Accused: Naresh Ramjohn

Ramjohn, 39, is on trial for the murder of 28-year-old Anthony Samaroo, called ‘Scare dem’ of Levi Dam, Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, on 2nd July 2008, at Levi Dam.
Ramjohn who was represented by attorney Mursaline Bacchus in his first trial is being represented on this occasion by Arudranauth Gossai and Surihya Sabsook.
Attorney Mandel Moore is prosecuting the case.
Taking the witness stand, Tajepaul Samaroo told the court that he doesn’t know who killed his brother, but he thinks his brother was “bored up” by somebody. To most of the questions asked by Prosecutor Moore, Samaroo answer he could not recall or did not see anything. He denied helping to take his brother to the hospital, but saw him at the hospital subsequently.
He recalled giving evidence in the magistrate’s court, but cannot remember what that evidence was or if he signed the evidence.
There was no cross examination by the defence.
Other witnesses called by the prosecution, included Detective Corporal Denesh Baichu and Sergeant Dexter Brandt and Government Pathologist Vivikananda Brijmohan and the deceased man’s mother Meena Persaud.
Dr. Brijmohan who performed the post mortem examination on Anthony Samaroo at the New Amsterdam hospital had revealed that he died from shock and haemorrhage due to multiple stab wounds.
The state’s case was that on the day in question, Ryan Samaroo was walking on Levi Dam, when he was confronted by Ramjohn. Samaroo did not respond but continued walking and noticed his brother Tajepaul. After speaking for a few minutes, they looked up the street and saw Ramjohn and his two brothers had implements in their hands.
The Samaroo brothers went home and told Anthony Samaroo what had transpired.
The brothers left and went back to Levi Dam, where they were attacked. Ryan and Tajepaul Samaroo were able to escape. Ryan was standing some distance away and saw when Ramjohn stabbed his brother and instructed his brothers ‘to ‘done he.’
The other two Samaroo siblings then ran home and told their mother what had happened. They returned to the scene where they saw Anthony Samaroo lying on the ground in a pool of blood.
He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Ramjohn was previously found guilty in 2014 and was sentenced to 55 ½ years in jail. He appealed his conviction and sentenced, and the Guyana Court of Appeal ordered a retrial.

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