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Man found guilty of hacking fisherman to death
A mixed twelve-member jury on Tuesday unanimously found 44-year-old Errol Khan guilty of killing fisherman Chetram Bharrat.
Guilty: Errol Khan
Khan called ‘Vinod Maraj’ or ‘Bruk Up’ stood before Justice Brassington Reynolds and the aforementioned jury at the High Court in Demerara.
His lawyer, Ravindra Mohabir, asked for a probation report prior to sentencing. The request was granted by Justice Reynolds, who set the matter down for Friday, March 13 at 9:00 am.Abigail Gibbs and Sarah Martin represented the State.
Dead: Chetram Bharrat
Khan was indicted for murder, simple larceny and felonious wounding.The court had heard the allegation that on March 2, 2014, at Haslington, East Coast Demerara, Khan murdered Bharrat. It was further alleged that on the same day at the same location, he wounded Lomattie Ramdat, Bharrat’s reputed wife, with intent to maim, disable, disfigure or cause her grievous bodily harm. It was also alleged that on the aforesaid date, he broke into the dwelling house of Ramdat and stole $370,000.
According to previous reports, on the day in question, Khan stormed into the couple’s home and began chopping Bharrat. Ramdat intervened and she too was chopped several times about her body. Ramdat had reported the killing to the police as a bandit attack. She however changed her story.
It was reported that the killing occurred after a relationship between Khan and Ramdat went bad. Based on previous reports, Khan and Ramdat would usually meet at her home when her husband was away at sea.
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