Captain hired teen boy, attacker

Renard ‘Rene’ Fernandes

The owner of the boat in which the captain and a 15-year-old boy were set alight and later died from their injuries said he did not hire the alleged attacker nor did he hire the boy to go to sea.

Bridgelall “Anoop” Hardyal, 29, of Chesney Front told Stabroek News that the captain was responsible for choosing persons to go to sea with him.

Beeram Motee Lall, 45, of Rose Hall and Renard ‘Rene’ Fernandes, 15, of Lot 288, Reef Section, Rose Hall, Corentyne perished a few days after they were attacked and left nursing severe burns about their bodies. The duo was taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital and Lall was