Corentyne man found guilty of murdering mother-in-law

Neelawattie Isaac

A Corentyne man was on Friday afternoon found guilty by a jury at the High Court in New Amsterdam of murdering his mother-in-law, Neelawattie Isaac also known as ‘Navita’, 36, on  December 16th, 2014 at Whim Village, Corentyne.

Ian Saraswati, who was handed the death penalty for the murder, was represented by attorneys at law, Tania Clements and Horatio Edmonson. A total of nine witnesses were called to the stand.

Isaac was at her brother’s house at Whim, Corentyne with her daughter, Serojine Isaac when Saraswati walked into the kitchen with a cutlass in his hand and chopped her