Two suspects are likely to face charges today at a city court for the murder of Triumph teen Daveanand Sanichar.
Sanichar 13, called Dave of Lot 83-84 Plantain Walk, Triumph, East Coast Demerara was beaten and chopped to death during an argument on Sunday evening.
Acting Crime Chief Hugh Jessemy told Stabroek News that the file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions and was returned with the recommendation that the suspects be charged with murder.
Three persons were initially arrested, but based on the evidence gathered it was recommended that two of the three be charged.
Sanichar had gone to a wedding with his mother and was dancing when he was called outside by a friend. It was reported that an altercation ensued over a girl.
Sanichar subsequently left and returned with a cutlass, after which there was a further argument and one of the men dealt Sanichar a chop to his head. “Whilst on the ground, he was given a severe beating with a stick,” the police reported in a statement.
The suspected murder weapon, a cutlass, was recovered in a trench.
