The five men accused of murdering fisherman Hemchand Sookdeo, who was thrown overboard during a pirate attack on the Corentyne River a week ago, were yesterday charged with the capital offence of murder when they were arraigned at the Number 51 Magistrate’s Court, at Corentyne, Berbice.
The five men, Ramchan Latchman, 23, of Number 65 Village, Ganesh Naidoo, 41 of Number 79 Village, Ramesh Singh, 53, of Liverpool Village, Stephon Leacock, 19, of Lot 366 Number 77 Village and Leon Sammy, 29, of Lot 1 Number 75 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, were not required to plead to the charge, which was instituted under the Piracy Act.
Bail was refused and the five men were remanded to prison by
