Georgetown: Two persons were on Tuesday remanded to prison for the murder of a 62-year-old overseas-based Guyanese who was strangled and beaten to death one week after he had returned home.
Those charged are Malisha Dutchin, 23, unemployed of Lot 4 Reliance Settlement, East Canje Berbice as well as Mario Bissoondyal, 32, a fisherman of Lot 141 Main Street Cumberland, East Canje Berbice.
They both appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Renita Singh where the charge was read but they were not required to plead.
The duo was charged with the murder of Hemraj Pardesi in the furtherance of a robbery.
Bail was refused and the matter was transferred to Reliance Magistrate’s Court for September 9.
Pardesi, who had returned to Guyana about a week prior to his demise, was found dead in his house at Reliance, Region Six (East Berbice Corentyne).
A postmortem found that the man was strangled and beaten to death.
Police, who responded to the crime scene, discovered the man’s body lying face-down with what appears to be blood coming from his nose, and duct tape around his neck.
Several traces of what appeared to be blood were also seen on the step leading to the upper flat of his house.
Additionally, the entire upper flat of the house was ransacked.
Police subsequently arrested Bissoondyal based on information provided to them. Bissoondyal, during interrogation, confessed to being a part of the plot and execution of the robbery/murder.
Reports indicate that two other persons, who have been implicated in the crime, are still at large.
Police had arrested Maryo Bissoondyal based on information provided to them. He was discovered hiding in Canje Creek.
Bissoondyal, during interrogation, confessed to being a part of the plot and execution of the robbery/murder.
Malisha Dutchin and Jason Isaacs (still at large) were implicated. He told police the intention was to rob Pardesi and that the plan was concocted by Dutchin.
Just three days later, Dutchin turned herself over to authorities and confirmed with police that she shared a relationship with Pardesi and that she had called the man over to her house the night he was killed. She told investigators that after he left her house she had no knowledge of what occurred after. However, Bissoondyal had told the police that Dutchin lured Pardesi over to her house via a phone call, and when he left she contacted Isaacs. Bissoondyal further said that he and Isaacs went over to Pardesi’s yard and attacked him.
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