Farmer, worker jailed over Crabwood Creek murder attempt

Bijai Ramdass

Farmer Samiull Intiaz Shaw, also known as ‘Taliban’ and his farmhand, Ramsammy Angrashalam, called ‘Babs,’ were both sentenced on Monday on a charge of attempted murder at the Berbice High Court.

Shaw, 52, was sentenced to 17 years in jail, while Angrashalam, 56, was sentenced to 12 years by Justice Franklyn Holder, who had presided over their trial.

On January 21, a jury had found both men guilty of trying to kill Bijai Ramdass at Crabwood Creek, but