Canje man shot dead at Baracara during row over woman

Dhanraj Basdeo

Tragedy marred the first village day at Baracara, Canje River when a 29-year-old cane harvester was early yesterday morning shot in the head during a row over a woman who was also injured in the incident.

Dead is Dhanraj Basdeo called `Wabble’ of Canefield Settlement, Canje, Berbice. The shooter and his brother who had repeatedly struck the woman to the head with a torchlight are on the run.

Basdeo’s grief-stricken father Narendranauth Basdeo told Stabroek News that his son left home around 10 pm on Saturday but called about an