Duo remanded to prison for murder of Tain pensioner in 2020

Feb 23, 2022 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News

Kaieteur News – Two men who were arrested on Monday for the murder of an 83-year-old woman from Tain Settlement, Corentyne, Berbice, back in 2020, were yesterday charged jointly with the capitol offence of murder.

Dead: Chandradai Bhudu, called ‘Aunty Deyo’

Dannyram Ramdhanny called ‘Rocky’, 24 of lot 82 Tain Village, Corentyne, Berbice and Kumar Bhagwandin called ‘Scarecrow’, 25 of lot 28 Tain Village, Corentyne, Berbice were jointly charged with murder committed on Chandradai Bhudu.
They appeared at the Springlands Magistrate Court, before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh, and were not required to plead.
The case was adjourned to April 4, and the matter was transferred to the Whim Magistrate Court.
On the morning of June 17, 2020, eighty-three year old Chandradai Bhudu, called ‘Aunty Deyo’ was found bound, gagged and strangled in her two storey home at Tain Settlement, Corentyne, Berbice, where she lived alone.
She was found lying on her bedroom floor by her caretaker and her home was ransacked. The caretaker made the discovery at around 07:30 hrs that day, while taking breakfast for the elderly woman.

Remanded: Dhannyram Ramdhanny

Remanded: Kumar Bhagwandin

Bhudu was said to be lying on her side and was attired in a multi coloured dress. Her feet were bound with a piece of ‘burgundy cloth’ and her hands were tied with strips of cloth.
A strip from her bed-sheet was tied around her mouth and nose. A section of the same strip of bed-sheet was tied tightly around her neck.
Police had launched a probe and arrested two persons in 2020 but those persons were released. However, new information that surfaced led to the arrest of the two men on Monday last.

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