Reggie Ramsammy, the man held for the fatal stabbing of a fellow fisherman at the Number 65 Village, Corentyne koker on Thursday, has confessed to the crime, according to police.
According to a police source, Ramsammy, 46, of Lot 100 Whim Village, Corentyne, told investigators that both he and the deceased, Devanand Jailall, also known as “Shetty,” 38, of Mon Repos, were under the influence of an illegal drug at the time of their fatal altercation aboard a boat.
Jailall and Ramsammy were employed by Michael Lashley to work on his boat, “Master Roberto SK 545.”
They had returned from sea on Tuesday and docked at the Number 65 koker for offloading and were expected to return to sea yesterday.
