Timehri guard charged with killing friend during drinking spree

Lakeram Shankar

A Timehri guard was yesterday charged with murdering his friend, whom he allegedly stabbed during a drinking spree at his home.

Appearing yesterday before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in Georgetown was Lakeram Shankar, 25, of 17 Fire Station Road, Timehri, who was not required to plead to the indictable charge.

The charge stated that between May 8th and May 9th, at Timehri, East Bank Demerara, Shankar allegedly murdered Kawal Persaud.