Man cleared of fatal shooting of cousin

Seelall Pharbu

Seelall Pharbu yesterday walked out the High Court a free man after a jury unanimously found him not guilty of unlawfully killing his cousin, Permaul Rampersaud, who the court heard had been shot while Pharbu was securing his gun.

Pharbu had been arraigned on a manslaughter charge, which stated that on November 13, 2011, he unlawfully killed Rampersaud. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge.

After about three hours of deliberations, in which members sought further directions from the