‘Mongoose’ pleads guilty to killing boy, 7

Fazal Mohamed

Accused of murdering a seven-year-old boy, a man yesterday pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter before the start of his second trial for the crime in the Berbice Assizes.

Fazal ‘Mongoose’ Mohamed, 23, also called ‘Boy’ of Number 67 Village, Corentyne, Berbice admitted to killing Saheed Muknauth, called ‘Buddy,’ of Number 68 Squatting Area.

On several occasions, Mohamed had indicated through his attorney, Raymond Ali, that he wanted to enter a guilty plea. However,