Magistrate Krishndat Persaud yesterday denied a 19-year-old cattle ranch labourer his pre-trial freedom when he appeared before him at the Springlands Court, charged with chopping another man to death.
It is alleged that around 11:30 pm on January 20, Ramesh ‘Toney’ Ramraj of No 65 Village murdered 39-year-old Rojin Basdeo of No 0 Village. He was not required to plead to the offence and was remanded to prison until February 22 for report.
In presenting the facts, Police Prosecutor, Sergeant Michael Grant told the court that the defendant reportedly armed himself with
