Berbice man gets 20 years for killing drinking mate

Rojin Basdeo

Ramesh ‘Toney’ Ramraj, 23, who faced a murder charge at the High Court in Berbice was on Monday sentenced to 20 years imprisonment – ten years after murdering his father at the age of 13.

The court heard that between January 20 and 21, 2012 at the No 57 Village backlands he murdered 39-year-old Rojin ‘Pojorie’ Basdeo of No 0 Village, Corentyne.

He pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter