Teen charged with murder of 79-year-old Wakenaam woman

By   |  0 Comments  |  Archives | Friday, May 30, 2008 

For Full Access Login OR Subscribe Now - for as low as 25 cents a day


Latchman PersaudA teenager was remanded yesterday after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of the 79-year-old Wakenaam, Essequibo Island woman who was found dead in her Sans Souci home on Monday. Latchman Persaud, 17, called `Saramakatoy’ was not required to plead to the indictable charge when it was read to him by Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle.

It is alleged that the youth murdered Dhanwantie, known as `Auntie’, at Sans Souci, Wakenaam between May 25 and 26. …..

Login Or Subscribe / Renew

MORE IN Archives


Reader Comments »

The Comments section is intended to provide a forum for reasoned and reasonable debate on the newspaper's content and is an extension of the newspaper and what it has become well known for over its history: accuracy, balance and fairness.
  • We reserve the right to edit/delete comments which contain attacks on other users, slander, coarse language and profanity, and gratuitous and incendiary references to race and ethnicity.
  • We moderate ALL comments, so your comment will not be published until it has been reviewed by a moderator.
  • Our Comments are powered by the Disqus service. You may comment as a Guest by entering your comment and selecting "Post as". Optionally, you may sign-in using your Facebook, Yahoo or Twitter Accounts.

    Disqus' Privacy Policy can be read here. Please read our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Most Popular »













Services »

Receive breaking news updates in your inbox

Enter your email address


Links »