A shopkeeper and a gold miner were yesterday remanded to prison on the charge of attempted murder. Leroy Sealey-ia and Shamtah Arjune aka Shambay, both of Lot 826 Tucville, East La Penitence, George-town, were taken to the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Chief Magis-trate Ann McLennan where the charge was jointly read to them.
The charge against Sealey-ia and Arjune states that on June 23rd, 2022 at Stabroek Market, they unlawfully and maliciously wounded Ryan Ramsey with intent to commit murder. The duo were not required to plead to the indictable charge and as such, they were remanded until August 12th, 2022.
The court heard that on the day in question, the two defendants were in the company of a third suspect who is said to have an ongoing issue with the virtual complainant, who it is alleged shares a relationship with the third suspect’s child mother. The court heard that Ramsey was sitting in a minibus when he was attacked by the three suspects all of whom were armed with knives and a cutlass.
He was eventually rescued by public-spirited citizens and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital. The complainant who is currently bedridden had received chops and stab wounds about his body. The Prosecutor also noted that the third suspect is still being sought by the police.
