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Man jailed for 13 years for 2021 murder
Kaieteur News – A 31-year-old man was on Thursday sentenced to 13 years in prison for clubbing another man to death back in August 2021.
Sentenced: Shane Samaroo
Shane Samaroo, also called ‘Travis Cortis’, was handed the jail term following his trial before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Berbice High Court. He was accused of killing Faroze Khan, known as ‘Eggy’, of Carriage Road Rosignol, West Bank Berbice on August 19, 2021.
According to reports, on the day in question, Khan was making his way past a grocery store at Bennet Dam, Rosignol, West Bank Berbice, when he was pounced on by Samaroo, who, while armed with a piece of wood, clubbed the unsuspecting victim.
As Khan collapsed to the ground, Samaroo whipped out a knife which he used to stab the already injured man. Post mortem reports confirmed that Khan suffered a punctured heart.
On August 23, 2021, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) issued a wanted bulletin for Samaroo in connection with the crime.
After being on the run for several months, Samaroo was arrested at Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne Berbice by law enforcement officials, who also arrested his mother and charged her for harbouring a wanted person.
Defense attorney, Kevin Edmonson, asked the court to consider the youthfulness and sorrowfulness of Samaroo.
“I’m sorry for the people who lose their family, I’m sorry that Feroze Khan dead. I beg yuh for one more chance to go back on the road sir,” a seemingly remorseful Samaroo expressed to the justice.
Justice Kissoon weighed the case against the escalation of crimes influenced by alcohol. He stressed that the sale and consumption of alcohol continues to wreak havoc in society, and serve as a catalyst for senseless killings, with one result being that a mother is now forced to function as mother and father to the three surviving sons, who he said have to now confront the challenges brought on by the loss of their father.
In addition, Justice Kissoon pointed out the gravity of the offense, which amounted to taking the life of another human, and also the use of a deadly weapon.
Issuing the court orders, Justice Kissoon urged that practical measures be implemented for Samaroo to undergo anger management sessions, as well as programmes to reform his alcohol habits.
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