Raymond Rupnarine, a 35-year-old businessman of Lot 30 Second Avenue, Bartica, was charged with murder at about 10:45 am today when he appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert.
The defendant, accused of the murder of Mark Braithwaite on 23rd August 2023 at Second Avenue, Bartica, was not required to plead and was remanded to prison.
Rupnaraine is accused of hammering Braithwaite to death after a dispute at a gaming centre.
The matter was adjourned to the 29th of September 2023.
