Little Soraya laid to rest

Nov 10, 2025 News

(Kaieteur News) – Six-year-old Soraya Bourne, who was killed tragically in the deadly bombing at the Mobil Gas Station on Regent Street was laid to rest on Sunday after a heart-wrenching service at the Heavenly Light World Outreach Fellowship, Cooper Street, Albouystown.

Soraya Bourne’s classmates paying tribute at her funeral service.

The service was attended by Home Affairs Minister, Oneidge Walrond and several other parliamentarians from the opposition – APNU. The powerful blast killed Bourne and injured four others, including children and adults. Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) showed the suspect, clad in a blue jersey, what appeared to be black trousers and a khaki hat, entering the gas station and first attempting to place a bulky black bag in a bin located at a pump station. An attendant, who was seated there, forbade him from placing the bag in the bin. The man then ventured to the area of the fuel station where it is reported that cooking gas was stored. Shortly after, the car in which little Soraya Bourne and her family traveled in was seen slowly reversing before the bomb exploded causing the girl and her relatives to be pitched into the air.

Family members of the late six-year-old Soraya Bourne at the funeral service.

Hundreds attended the funeral service of six-year-old Soraya Bourne.

Last week, four Venezuelans and three Guyanese were remanded to prison following their appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for the deadly October 26 bombing. The prosecution outlined that all the suspects acted in alliance with the main suspect, 33-year-old Venezuelan Daniel Alexander Ramirez Poedemo, who was identified as the primary orchestrator of the attack. The other six individuals were either aware of the plan, aided Poedemo, or assisted in transporting him.

The accused are: Wayne Correia, 44, Guyanese; Ramesh Pramdeo, 51, Guyanese; Krystal LaCruz, 33, Guyanese; Jennifer Rodriguez, 33, Venezuelan; Johnny Boodram, 27, Venezuelan; and Alexander Bettancourt, 44, Venezuelan. They appeared in court on the same day, but their hearings were conducted at different locations. Poedemo, Bettancourt, LaCruz, and Boodram’s case was heard before Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown District Court, while the cases of Rodriguez, Corriea, and Pramdeo were heard virtually at the Leonora Magistrates’ Court by Magistrate Alicia George.

Poedemo faced a separate charge. He was accused of committing an act of terrorism on October 26, with intent to threaten the sovereignty and security of Guyana or strike terror to the people by using an explosive substance by placing it at the mobile fuel station on Regent and King Streets, Lacytown, Georgetown, which caused the death of six-year-old Soraya Bourne. He was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge.

Meanwhile, Bettancourt, LaCruz, and Boodram were jointly charged with aiding and abetting Poedemo in carrying out the bombing. They were also not required to enter a plea. All were unrepresented except Boodram. Boodram’s attorney, Mikel Puran, argued that his client, a taxi driver, had no knowledge of the bombing and was merely hired by LaCruz to drive her and two Venezuelan men to Georgetown. Pooran claimed that Boodram was innocent and that his arrest was an abuse of the judicial process, as police had not followed proper procedures. “It is an abuse to bring him before the court and he has no knowledge,” Pooran stated. Nevertheless, the prosecution opposed to bail on grounds of public interest and safety to the public. The four accused were remanded and scheduled to return on November 12, for further proceedings. Meanwhile, Rodriguez, Correia, and Pramdeo were jointly charged with aiding and abetting Poedemo between October 24 and 29 at East Bank Essequibo. They were alleged to have assisted in the bombing, although their lawyers denied any involvement.

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