After five years in jail, a Berbice man was freed of a murder charge on Tuesday, while his cousin is to face sentencing for the lesser count of manslaughter.
Yougeshwar Dhanaram, also known as ‘Shem,’ was released after the state offered no evidence against him, which resulted in the judge ordering the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty, at the Berbice High Court, in New Amsterdam.
However, his cousin, Dharamraj Persaud, also known as ‘Chris,’
