Man who killed pensioner at supermarket remanded to prison

Feb 27, 2021 News

Remanded to prison: Marco Seudatt called ‘Bissoon’.

Mathura Etwaru’s body that was found in the compound of the Huaxin Supermarket.

Kaieteur News – A 22-year-old man who was arrested for the murder of a pensioner, whose burnt body was found in the compound of the Huaxin Supermarket, was yesterday remanded to prison.
The defendant, Marco Seudatt, a labourer of Fourth Street, Foulis, East Coast Demerara, made his first court appearance at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore where the capital charge of murder was read to him.
Seudatt was not required to plead to the charge which alleged that on February 22, at Huaxin Supermarket, Enmore he murdered 72-year-old, Mathura Etwaru.
Magistrate Azore remanded the 22-year-old to prison and the matter was adjourned to May 18, 2021.It was reported that on Monday morning, a motionless Etwaru was found lying on the northern side of the Supermarket with burn marks to the upper parts of his body. The man’s body which was clad in a short multi-coloured pants and a grey jersey, was discovered lying on the ground by a 52-year-old painter sometime around 08:16hrs.
According to the police report, the incident which was captured on CCTV camera, showed that around 02:46hrs on Monday, the 72-year-old and Seudatt were seen having an argument. The 22-year-old then held onto the man before pushing him to the northern side of the fence. After that, the labourer was seen picking up some empty cardboard boxes and went to the spot where he pushed the deceased. Sometime around 03:12hrs, a fire was seen lit in the same area where the pensioner was pushed.
This publication was told that it was because of the altercation Seudatt had decided to push the deceased into the fire. Kaieteur News learnt that Etwaru was suspicious of the young man after he was seen loitering in the area.
After being nabbed on Tuesday, the 22-year-old reportedly during his confession, said that the deceased confronted him and asked what he was doing there (in the compound). This led to the argument which resulted in the victim collapsing. The labourer admitted that he lit some cardboard and threw Etwaru into the fire.
According to the police, the footage showed Seudatt picking up his bicycle and escaping from the scene in the western direction.
The man’s body was taken to the Lyken Funeral Parlour where a post mortem examination (PME) was conducted. It was subsequently revealed that the pensioner died from severe burns about his body and compression to the neck.

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