Two men accused of being responsible for last year’s deadly pirate attack, which left at least four fishermen dead and several missing and presumed dead, were yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the deaths of two of the victims.
Nakool Manohar, also known as ‘Fyah,’ 40, of Lot 1 Number 43 Village, Corentyne, and Premnauth Persaud, 44, also known as ‘Sinbad,’ were jointly charged with the murder of Tilaknauth Mohabir, also known as ‘Kai’ or ‘Kaiman,’ and Mahesh Sarjoo.
The charge states that between April 27th, 2018 and May 3rd, 2018, the two men murdered Mohabir and Sarjoo during the course of a robbery in the Corentyne waters.
