Ex-con charged with chopping off man’s finger

An ex-convict was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with chopping off a man’s finger and threatening to kill a couple.

The Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court heard that Rampersaud Ramraj, 39, of 31 Montrose, East Coast Demerara, on January 27, allegedly inflicted grievous bodily harm on Rolf Ram.

It is also alleged that on January 25, Ramraj made use of threatening language to Saraswati