A 34-year-old man charged with murdering a scrap metal dealer and a rice farmer was remanded to prison when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Akbar Alli
Andrew Morris of Lot 263 East Ruimveldt, Georgetown was not required to plead to the two capital charges of murder when they were read to him by Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.
It is alleged that on July 24, 2008 at Brickdam, Stabroek, Georgetown Morris murdered Akbar Alli. Further, it is alleged that on May 25 last year at Water Street, Georgetown he murdered Ramrattan Singh.
The magistrate refused the accused bail and the matters will come before the court again on September 16 for report.
At about 1 pm on July 24, scrap metal dealer Alli, 35, of Logwood, Enmore was shot and killed by bandits, a police press release had said.
The police had said that their investigations revealed that Alli and his wife went to a city bank where they transacted some business. Then they went to another city bank and later proceeded to Brickdam with the intention of transacting business with an auto dealer.
Alli, the release said, parked his motor vehicle and he and his wife, who had a bag containing $2.1 million, stepped out of the vehicle. As they exited the vehicle two men rode up on a motorcycle and the pillion rider, who was armed with a handgun, held them up and took away the bag and rode away, the release had stated.
Ramrattan Singh
Reports were that Alli began running behind the motorcycle and the armed man then shot him in his chest.
Alli died shortly after of the gunshot wound he sustained and was laid to rest on July 27.
In a similar incident last May, businessman Singh, 49, of Hyde Park, Mahaicony was fatally shot during a dramatic robbery on Water Street.
Police in a press statement had said that about 12.30 pm that day Singh, a rice farmer, was robbed and shot by two men. On the day of the incident Singh was in motorcar HB1605 owned and operated by his brother, Prakash Singh.
As the men were exiting the vehicle with a bag containing $500,000, the statement had said, two suspects rode up on a motorcycle and the pillion rider attempted to snatch the bag. A struggle ensued during which Singh was shot in his left thigh and relieved of the money.
Singh was immediately taken to a city hospital where he succumbed to his wound.
I find it hard to understand why in these modern times so many “business persons” still seem to be stuck in a time warp, carrying large sums of money around. Have they never heard of checking accounts and checkbooks? If they are smart enough to run businesses why aren’t they smart enough to write checks?
There is so much of fraud in Guyana that most businesses are afraid to accept checks.
Two families had to loose a loved one before this allegedkiller was caught. He roamed the streets for over a year after killing my uncle to yet allegedly kill another business man. The business people in Guyana cannot make an honest living without worrying about someone else wanting what they have.
What the killer did has ripped our entire family apart and left everyone who loved my uncle so dearly is pain forever. My uncle was taken away from us in May 2007 just one day before his 49th birthday, a day I will never forget for as long as I live.
I hope the Guyana court system will give our family peace of mind by handing down the appropriate justice in this case. The appropriate justice would be for my uncle’s killer to rot in jail forever or just hang him. He did not think twice before taking my uncle or Mr. Alli’s life so why should he be shown any mercy.
These criminal parasites who don’t want to work for a living but want to rob and kill hardworking business people must be eliminated from society
Put him in jail for life. He does not deserve a trial.
I think that the people of guyana cannot do what is deemed right . why can’t they walk the streets freely as the bandits do without fear. They have worked hard to earn what they have , so why can’t they enjoy their lives, If they want a new car , they have to be afraid of the bandits, who will come and demand whatever they have because they see that a person buy a car. These bandits walk, do what ever thay want to do and yet when ever they are caught the family always says that they are innocent. I think the force is doing good, but sometimes there are criminal elements within the the force who sre corrupting the force and giving it a bad name.
this individual did not deserve to die like this, he was a humble person, who was always willing to help in society, his family. words cannot describe this individual and how much he is missed. what about his wife and children, who will take of them. Some of these criminals have children all over the place, so there is no love in their heart for others.
These scums are walking amongs the general public , just looking and observing every move you make , then strikes when they get the chance. The government needs to develop a plan to Identify and extract these scums from our society and save lives.
Give the people license guns to help deal with these criminals.
Two honest taxpaying dead businessmen for one criminal who can possible still kill again. What’s the maths here fellows. ” I got me a gun, I can make easy money”. Yeah what power it is to simply put a gun to a man’s head and watch him turn his money over to you. The playing field must be leveled, even if some innocent makes the sacrifice. Anyway, to the GPF ..good work. My sympathies to all their families.
This story touched my heart deeply and I am very pleased that the criminal has been brought to stand trial. I hope the judge gives the maxium sentence to this lawless and unfeeling killer who has shattered countless lives in his quest for greed. Guyana justice system needs revamping to accomodate the harsh crimes done by these mercenary killers.
I hope this brings closure to the Ali and Singh families.
I think a fast n expeditious trial by judge n jury with view of the death penalty or life would suffice for justice for all the surviving relatives.Folks let justice prevail for no man is a law unto himself n two wrongs don’t make it right ok.